amber mills
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If you want to follow some Texas based orgs that have been doing great work for years on the voting rights front: @MOVE_texas @CCauseTexas @TXCivilRights @LWVTexas @ACLUTx
TX House Redistricting hearing taking place right now. Here's the latest from the rally that took place before it. Updates will be made once hearing wraps. kut.org/politics/2025-…
Thank you, Committee Vice Chair @Jon_RosenthalTX, HDC Chairman @GeneforTexas, @ChrisGTurner, @Christian4Texas, @JoseyforHD124, @moodyforelpaso, and @VikkiGoodwinTX, for your service. I’m honored to serve with you and this caucus—truly. #txlege @TexasHDC - Gracias al…
About 75 people stayed to testify after the #txlege cut off testimony on the unjust and improper mid-decade redistricting. Thank you to the members who stayed behind give these Texans a chance to make their voices heard.
Two of the first three speakers I’ve seen at the bonus hearing were high schoolers. These are the people the GOP committee members voted not to listen to.
Just two weeks after the devastating Texas floods and yet the first hearings of the special session are on…. A worm/fly? The THC Ban Giving Ken Paxton more power & taxpayer lobbying
Rep @jamestalarico does a fantastic job of describing the devious nature by which Dan Patrick operates the senate. See y’all tomorrow!
.@jamestalarico breaks down how Dan Patrick blocked critical funding for flood mitigation—just to push a THC ban and protect his alcohol industry donors. Texans deserve better than political games. This is corruption, plain and simple. It’s not going to change until we take…
Is copyright infringement a valid legal argument against gerrymandering?? Asking for my Houston friends
Under one of the proposed Texas redistricting maps, driving around Houston’s outer loop would mean crossing a congressional district border 8 times.
The Fair Maps Texas Coalition is joining up with MOVE Texas to host 2 testimony trainings next week before redistricting hearings begin. Bring your democracy loving friends and be part of this with us! #fairmaps bit.ly/3TNDrjq
‼️URGENT‼️ Special session starts THIS Monday & instead of focusing on urgent community needs like flood recovery, Gov. Abbott is prioritizing mid-decade redistricting. Join us for a critical webinar to unpack what’s happening & how we can take action! bit.ly/fairmapstx
to all my friends in public media: your work is so valuable. there are many people who see very clearly that you provide an essential public service for your communities. as U.S. media keeps deteriorating, non-corporate media matters so much. you are appreciated by so many of us.
Today, the Fair Maps Texas Coalition along with 31 community organizations sent a letter to the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Speaker of the House asking for the immediate withdrawal of redistricting from the legislative agenda for the upcoming special session. Please see below:
1/3 My heart is with the victims and survivors of the recent Texas floods. These communities need relief and emergency dollars fast. The truth is, Gov. Abbott doesn’t need a special session to make that happen. #txlege
I finally made time to read this. It's been said a thousand times over, but it is devastating. I cried. It was terrifying and it was moving. If you read one thing about the Texas floods, make it this.
“The river house broke. We rushed in the river.” On July 4, the Guadalupe River pulled senior editor Aaron Parsley and six members of his family into its waters. Read his firsthand account: texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…
If you’re an Austin or Central Texas influencer use your platform today to share these ways to help flood victims.
Tarrant County was the test run, and it was a racial gerrymander, plain and simple. Now Republicans want to do it statewide—to protect Trump, gut federal services, break grant promises, and crack and pack minority districts. Same playbook. Same voter suppression. We see it.…