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Nov 29, 2021 18 tweets 7 min read
1/ Another Texas winter is just around the corner. And despite what @GovAbbott keeps repeating, everything that needed to be done was NOT done to fix our power grid (THREAD). #txlege 2/ Earlier this month, ERCOT — which is overseen by the Abbott-appointed commissioners of @PUCTX — released a report showing Texas was still vulnerable to grid failure if we experience another severe weather event.

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Jul 13, 2021 5 tweets 4 min read
Landed in DC, speaking for why we broke quorum:

"Do not make it harder to vote in Texas - yet Republicans are determined to ignore that, to promote the Big Lie that Trump won the last election. We are determined to kill this bill in this special session." @ChrisGTurner #txlege "I left because I am tired of sitting as a hostage by Republicans...we have citizens who are part of the fabric of this country that are having their rights stripped away." @Senfronia4Texas #txlege
Jul 8, 2021 24 tweets 18 min read
HAPPENING NOW: Voting Rights Rally led by @BlackVotersMtr and partner organizations. Live thread below. #txlege #BlackVotersMatter “We want to send a message loud and clear. We are coming. We are calling this the “Suppression Session”. - Co-founder of @BlackVotersMtr @MsLaToshaBrown #txlege #BlackVotersMatter Image
Jul 8, 2021 11 tweets 6 min read
HAPPENING NOW: The HDC is hosting a press conference on Governor Abbotts agenda during special session. Thread below. #txlege

Live stream here: tlchouse.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph… "We are not going to let the Governor set the precedent that we can hold the legislature hostage...we will continue to fight" - @ChrisGTurner #txlege
May 31, 2021 16 tweets 9 min read
Members are about to go live in a press conference following their historic quorum break from Mt. Zion Church in East Austin.

Watch live: txdem.co/live

And follow along here for updates

#txlege #txlege
May 31, 2021 45 tweets 23 min read
🚨 The debate on SB 7 is underway. Follow this thread for updates. #txlege .@ErinForYall just raised a point of order on the Out-of-Bounds resolution for SB 7 (HR 2007) on the grounds that it was insufficiently detailed and materially misleading. #txlege
May 28, 2021 5 tweets 3 min read
The author of the bill banning critical race theory in our public schools is facing tough questions by @jamestalarico for intending to concur with the Senate's decision to strip language requiring the history of white supremacy, slavery, etc. #txlege "I didn't bring this bill, nor would I ever bring this bill as an educator or as a person of consciousness." @jamestalarico

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