My Aitxe (father), Julio Anchía, passed away peacefully yesterday. He was just short of his 87th birthday and lived a long & remarkable life.
A 🧵in his memory. (1)
"Purity of the ballot box” was a term drafted specifically to disenfranchise Black voters following the Civil War. This justification was used again during the Jim Crow Era. And today, this lie was resurrected in the
#txlege
to justify
#SB7
. Full clip:
Armed Trump trolls harassing Biden Bus on I-35, ramming volunteer vehicles & blocking traffic for 40 mins. Eric Trump took to FB to incite this violence.
At least the Trump hearse is appropriate given the 200K+ Americans who have died due to his incompetence.
#VoteHimOut
BREAKING🚨: Texas Appellate Court reinstates injunction halting investigations into transgender youth and their families. The law is clear -- Gov. Abbott and AG Paxton must stop their hateful attacks and
#LeaveTransYouthAlone
.
#txlege
#ProtectTransKids
Today was a hard day.
The Uvalde families that were in the Capitol today, mourning their loved ones, have one simple ask of the Legislature, to raise the age from 18 to 21 for a person to buy a military-style weapon of mass murder.
Gun safety bills work.
THREAD:
(1) Rs spent HUGE $$$ in TX’s heavily Latino Rio Grande Valley (RGV).
RGV is comprised of Cameron, Willacy, Hidalgo & Starr Counties.
Ds WON ALL OF THE
#RGV
COUNTIES.
#LatinoVote
#Texas
Breaking: Thousands of Texas students who showed up in person to take the STAAR test are sitting idly while education officials frantically investigate the source of widespread technical issues that have prevented the test from being administered.
#TXed
We are devastated that these beautiful healthcare workers were murdered at Methodist Hospital in the heart of our community.
The murderer was released in 2021 with only an ankle monitor by Greg Abbott’s Board of Pardons & Parole. (1/3)
#PrayForMethodist
#OakCliff
#OCTX
Tonight, I called Governor Greg Abbott to discuss the ongoing situation in Texas and identify ways we can support the state’s recovery from this storm. I made clear to the Governor that I’ll work relentlessly to get his state what they need.
“Ray Perryman, president of the Waco-based economic research firm Perryman Group, estimates that the delays cost the U.S. $4.2 billion for the period from April 6 to April 15...”
#TXLege
NEW VIDEO!
#PleaseSaveTheseChildren
If you don't have a bright line for crimes against children you don't have a line.
And if you support Donald Trump after watching this video you don't have a soul either.
We need 17,500 RETWEETS and QUOTE RETWEETS!
Very rare instances of voter fraud don’t undermine confidence in elections, rather it’s politicians & enablers who tell a BIG LIE that elections are stolen.
A BIG LIE got cops killed.
A BIG LIE caused an insurrection.
A BIG LIE makes it harder to vote.
#TXLege
#BigLie
It’s simple—school vouchers are a scam.
Vouchers are an ideological big money crusade to subsidize religious and private schools with public money.
96% of our Texas children go to public schools and they need investment.
#TxLege
#TXEd
#NoVouchers
The decision to have an abortion should be between a woman, her doctor, her faith advisor, her partner and her God. Government should have no place in this matter.
#SB4
#txlege
We sure as hell will continue to fight and make some
#goodtrouble
on bills that seek to curtail our precious right to vote. We must live up to the best ideals of this country; we're not doing it here in the
#txlege
.
#SB7
#ProtectTheVote
Full clip:
On the first day of
#TXLege
bill filing, ALREADY 17 bills targeting
#LGBT
Texans (including bans on gender-affirming care, college sports participation, LGBT-inclusive education, & one bill criminalizing drag shows.)
Buckle up & get ready for the fight.
#YallMeansAll
With this racially motivated law, Texans will now live in a state where you can carry a gun without a permit, but must swear an oath under penalty of perjury just to help your elderly Madrina or Padrino to cast their vote.
#txlege
#SB7
Full clip:
This morning, I filed HB 227—reinstating the authority of school districts to require face coverings to slow the spread of
#COVID19
.
North TX ran out of pediatric ICU beds over a week ago. We cannot permit Gov. Abbott or any politician to use our kids as political pawns.
#txlege
WSJ: Why Ken Paxton Was Acquitted.
"It’s now obvious the fix was in from the start and that Mr. Patrick lobbied his fellow GOP Senators to unite against the House articles of impeachment."
#TXLege
Border Report: Local officials report $1B in losses from South Texas bridge closure last week.
If you hurt the border, you hurt Texas.
#TXLege
#BorderProud
Today I sent a letter urging
@GovAbbott
and Chair Gutierrez to grant a reprieve for
#RodneyReed
. The mounting evidence of innocence in this case deserves a full examination, which can only happen with additional time.
Texas' Covid surge isn't due to immigrants. Gov. Greg Abbott doesn't care.
“Simply put, if Abbott is looking for someone to blame for Texas’s latest Covid surge, it might behoove him to find a mirror.”
#TXLege
#COVID
Y’all leave our fellow Texan
@Simone_Biles
the hell alone.
If you’re not 100%, you shouldn’t risk it in a sport where you can get seriously hurt by being off a fraction of an inch.
Sending love & good thoughts her way.
Deserves a full-on parade.
#SimoneBiles
#simonebilesgoat
Voted today to expel a member of the Texas House of Representatives for sexually predatory behavior against his teenage staffer.
His name was immediately removed from the desk, member roster and voting board.
First expulsion in 100 years.
#TXLege
#Expulsion
Latinos were the biggest driver of growth in the state. In Dallas County, Latinos accounted for 63.2% of the growth.
Yet, under SB6, Latinos in Dallas are given no new representation in Congress. I offered an amendment would have fixed this under-representation in Dallas
#txlege
The U.S. House is planning to take up The John Lewis Act on Aug. 23.
This is big news for Texas voters!
Thank you to
@SpeakerPelosi
and all MOCs who met with us and listened to our appeal for urgent federal voter protection legislation.
#JohnLewisVotingRightsAct
#txlege
TT: Texas House approves $2 billion for border security, including border wall.
When
#TXLege
says it doesn’t have money for a cost of living increase for retired teachers, it’s just bull.
My parents immigrated to this country not because of the economy, but because of what America embodies. What we’re seeing in real time is the erosion of our
#democracy
. I will fight with every fiber in my body to preserve access to the ballot box.
#txlege
Pro-voucher consultants strategize with avowed antisemite Nick Fuentes (on the same day
#Israel
is attacked BTW) & people are like … yeah, just a little voucher thingy … for the children and all…
👏🏼It’s 👏🏼an 👏🏼ideological👏🏼 big money 👏🏼crusade 👏🏼to subsidize 👏🏼religious 👏🏼 &…
New: Far-right GOP activist Jonathan Stickland hosted white supremacist activist Nick Fuentes Friday at his office in Fort Worth.
Texas Republican Party leader Matt Rinaldi was also seen briefly entering the building, though he denied meeting Fuentes.
Vance just said out loud what he really thinks:
He suggests Hispanics are not Americans, says it’s ok that our kids get sick bc few die & views us as expendable.
Does
@TPPF
stand by this trash?
@MALCTx
#TXLege
#takeitback
I proudly spoke against SB 4 because our immigrant population breathes life into, and is the oxygen for our communities and our economy.
We need a safe and legal way to ensure immigrants are not exploited and smuggled. Until the
#TxLege
is willing to have serious conversations,…
A little historical context for my San Antonio colleague: the subsidy of private & religious schools with public money is NOT inevitable.
I served during a special session in 2006 when BIG MONEY voucher proponents were trying to intimidate members & ram through a “pilot…
She's not very popular among fellow Democrats right now...
State Rep. Barbara
@GervinHawkins
says if school vouchers become inevitable, Democrats should compromise to get what they want. She's on Inside Texas Politics today.
STORY:
#txlege
We will not buckle to THE BIG LIE in the state of Texas—the lie that has resulted in anti-democratic legislation throughout the country. We said no during the regular session, and we say no during this special session.
#txlege
Watch full clip here:
TY
@POTUS
for rising above our Governor’s petty partisan politics & delivering for the people of Texas in an emergency.
SAEN: FEMA will open six new COVID testing sites across Texas after Abbott’s request for aid.
#TXLege
#COVID
When Abbott is in a political jam, he picks on immigrant children.
He FAILED to control
#COVID19
He FAILED to warn Texans of the
#WinterFreeze
He FAILED to protect the grid.
He FAILED to protect consumers.
Bullies pick on vulnerable kids bc they’re weak.
@MALCTx
#TXLege
Right out of the gate,
@GregAbbott_TX
asks about how Biden administration is testing children migrants for
#COVID19
. Says administration is "enticing" children to come to the border.
#txlege
These ARE NOT rolling blackouts.
TX is experiencing massive grid/ energy production failure.
DO NOT expect your power to come back quickly. If it does, you are lucky.
IF ABLE, find a friend/ neighbor w power & go to them.
Expect more of this & act accordingly.
#TXLege
Agree w Sid Miller.
Few industries will remained unscathed.
Abbott hurting the Texas economy by damaging supply chains w our
#1
trading partner.
#TXLege
GOP Texas Ag Commissioner
@MillerForTexas
blasts
@GregAbbott_TX
's border blockade. Miller predicts skyrocketing prices for produce and says Abbott's policy of state inspections for commercial vehicles just makes the border crisis worse, via
@quorumreport
It’s high time
@GovAbbott
act to manage COVID19, rather than making it worse—direct
@TEAinfo
to allow remote learning, for the sake of children, families & educators. We must protect the
#freedomtovote
so Texans can elect leaders who will prioritize people over politics.
#txlege
ICYMI: ERCOT report says Texas is not ready for severe winter weather.
I introduced numerous bills that would have addressed our power grid failures. Instead, the
#txlege
passed watered down legislation that doesn’t meet the moment.
We must do more; lives depend on it.
Getting out the vote with my friend,
@BetoORourke
, in Dallas last night!
Proud to support
#BetoForGovernor2022
&
@CollierForTexas
for Lieutenant Governor.
You still have time to
#Vote
early today. Polls close at 9pm. Election Day is November 8th!
After months of resistance from
#txDems
, Texas Republicans' anti-voter bill passes the Texas House. This voter suppression bill will take effect on the 91st day following this session. The clock is ticking. The U.S. Senate must act. Full clip here:
#txlege