Emily Eby French
@emilyebytx
Policy Director @CCauseTexas. Past: Voting Rights Attorney @TXCivilRights. @UofOklahoma & @UTexasLaw. Views my own. She/her.
Okay #txlege gang: what are things you wish you'd known about working in/around the Capitol when you started? What silly mistakes did you make that you'd like to help someone avoid? No advice too small for this thread
i heard an expert on NPR say, "contrary to popular belief, AC does not actually cool the room, it cools the AIR in the room," and i'd like to take this opportunity to say NPR, you need to be on your absolute best behavior right now.
Day 2. Hour 7. Still waiting to testify. We’re doing great.
Sen. @PhilKingTX, who is carrying the #txlege congressional redistricting bill, only has that seat because Republicans drew it for him in their 2021 gerrymander. They’re trying to steal Texas, and they aren’t being subtle about it.
My statement Announcing Legislation for the First Called Special Session of the 89th Legislature: ow.ly/2jEt50WtnJn #txlege
This man wears the tights and trunks on his day off 😭😭😭
David Corenswet and Maria Gabriela De Faria on the set of #Superman
I am once again asking if anyone has analyzed abbott's latest campaign finance report for pro/anti THC money
hopefully someone is figuring out whether he got more money from the pro THC people or the anti THC people
Come learn about gerrymandering with me and my friends! Tonight at dinner or tomorrow at lunch! bit.ly/3TNDrjq
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
More people should pull repeat partnerships like Ryans x Hanks and Gosling x Stone. No one should waste chemistry this good.
GUYS
“Sharks, I am seeking $50 million and an HBO Sunday night timeslot”
He went back to the camel thing: “the camel is humpty, and it’s bringing with it………… recreational marijuana”
i remember sitting in the cinema and silently sobbing through the whole finale, only to realise that all women in the room where in tears as well because they knew as well. it was the silent moment of girlhood i wish i could experience again
two years of barbie.
houston: if you're going to speak saturday at the legislative hearing on TX redistricting, here are details on the rally happening right before mobilize.us/txaflcio/event…
the TX GOP is redrawing the congressional map so houston voters won't be able to elect democrats to represent them houston: you can speak at the public hearing saturday 7/26 at 11am University of Houston Main Campus 4455 University Drive Student Center, Houston Room (Room 220)
Exchange in #txlege Senate shows how redistricting looms: Miles: "We spent all day today on the first day of a special session on what issue?" Eckhardt: "On a mid-decade redistricting that is not required by law." M: "Have we talked about any flood issues?" E: "Not once."