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Q&A: "You Can't Just Give Up. That's How the Authoritarians Win." A Texas Organizer on Fighting Back "It's not just about getting power, it's about holding on to it."

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This week, we spoke with Stephanie Gómez, the political director of @movetexas.bsky.social, about the importance of fighting back as Texas Republicans try to silence voters at Trump's request.

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Head to our link bio to submit your comment to the Senate portal: this is the only way Texans can speak out against their rigged redistricting! They deserve to know! Share and repost for visibility 📱

🚨URGENT CALL TO ACTION‼️

Extremist lawmakers are rushing the new version of the racially gerrymandered map with zero public input.

House Bill 4, aka the rigged redistricting map, heads to the Senate this week, proving this special session isn’t about Texans, it’s about politicians clinging to power.

This comes after Gov. Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Speaker Dustin Burrows told flood victims' families they would prioritize flood response ‘above all else’ in the second special session

Despite Texans loudly opposing the first redistricting map, Abbott and his allies scrapped it and unveiled a new one, just as heinous, and rammed it through the House without giving the public any chance to weigh in.

‼️Breaking: The Texas House passes a racially gerrymandered congressional map designed to silence Black and Brown Texans and cement power for Trump-aligned extremists.

This bill now heads to the Senate and inches dangerously closer to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk to be signed into law.

House Bill 4, aka the rigged redistricting map, heads to the Senate this week, proving this special session isn’t about Texans, it’s about politicians clinging to power.

This comes after Gov. Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Speaker Dustin Burrows told flood victims' families they would prioritize flood response ‘above all else’ in the second special session.

Despite Texans loudly opposing the first redistricting map, Abbott and his allies scrapped it and unveiled a new one, just as and rammed it through the House without giving the public any chance to weigh in.

House Bill 4, aka the rigged redistricting map, heads to the Senate this week, proving this special session isn’t about Texans, it’s about politicians clinging to power.
#texas #redistricting #trumptakeover

This comes after Gov. Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Speaker Dustin Burrows told flood victims' families they would prioritize flood response ‘above all else’ in the second special session.

🚨URGENT: THERE IS STILL TIME TO JOIN

Folks in Austin leaving from work, we are calling on you, TEXANS ARE COUNTING ON YOU! Come through!

#txlege #texas #redistricting

Fill the Capitol: Put Texans First! · MOVE Texas **UPDATE: Make sure to show up at 10AM! This vote could move quickly.** Governor Greg Abbott and Texas House Republicans are rushing a new, never-before-seen congressional map to a full vote without ...

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🚨URGENT

Calling on Texans to pack the chamber at the Capitol, 2:30 PM, ahead of floor vote!

THIS IS THE TIME YA’LL, PEOPLE POWER, LET’S GO!
📷: @texasaflcio.org

That’s our girl!🔥

MC’ing the fight rn, Political Director Steph Gomez is leading chants and bringing the heat to the Capitol 👏

Happening Now: Texas House debate on HB4, Trump's rigged redistricting maps

This process has been expedited by Texas Republicans and is designed to keep voters in the dark. Check out a few key terms and concepts to know as you tune in to the debate.

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Out here in #SanAntonio from 3pm-6pm today! #FreeTXDems #VisibilityBrigade #Epstein #RushHourResistance
@bexardems.bsky.social @50501satx.bsky.social @50501texas.bsky.social @indivisible.org @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social

El Paso judge blocks Ken Paxton from taking legal action against Beto O’Rourke’s political group The order bars Paxton from prosecuting O’Rourke’s nonprofit or otherwise bringing legal action aimed at revoking Powered by People’s charter.

New: An El Paso judge temporarily stopped AG Ken Paxton from prosecuting former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s political group, Powered by People, after Paxton moved to block the organization from financially supporting Texas Democrats who left the state.

Pure people power at the Texas Capitol today! ✊

We’re demanding that Greg Abbott and state lawmakers pass flood relief NOW and reject this redistricting scheme. Send a letter to your representative: bit.ly/txlegecutthebs #txlege

With Democrats’ walkout over, Texas House begins debate on controversial redistricting bill today On Wednesday, the Texas House will finally debate a new map for the state’s congressional districts that could give Republicans as many as five additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Fierce debate is expected over the legislation, which led Texas House Democrats to leave the state earlier this month, bringing the House to a standstill.

If passed by the House today, the legislation attached to the map will still need one more procedural vote before proceeding to the Senate.

Tell Your Legislator: My Community Needs ___ · MOVE Texas Legislators are making decisions that affect our everyday lives — from healthcare and education to climate and voting rights. Too often, they don’t hear from the people most impacted. That’s where YOU...

Texans have showed up, time and time again, letting Texas lawmakers and the entire nation know: this map is BS and we never wanted this.

Join us now at the Capitol and if you’re tied up at work or can’t make it due to distance, take action here ⬇️
www.mobilize.us/movetexas/ev...

🔥Scenes from the Capitol as Texans resist and continue to push back on a racist and gerrymandered redistricting map

#txlege #redistricting #maps

Tell Your Legislator: My Community Needs ___ · MOVE Texas Legislators are making decisions that affect our everyday lives — from healthcare and education to climate and voting rights. Too often, they don’t hear from the people most impacted. That’s where YOU...

Can’t join us at the Capitol this morning? Take action from your phone! 📲

Share your story and community needs! Your voice matters and we will make sure your message gets delivered 📨⬇️

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#txlege #redistricting #cta

We are beyond proud of Fort Worth State Rep. Nicole Collier for standing up to ridiculous GOP bullying! Full talk: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

🔥But we're not standing down, stay tuned for more details to come this week on what's next!

After breaking quorum in the first special session to fight back, Democrats returned only to find Republicans doubling down on cowardice, choosing secrecy over accountability and silencing the very people they represent.

Instead of listening to the public outcry of Texans who spoke out against this blatant power grab, Republicans rushed out a brand-new version of the map, and pushed it through without a single public hearing. A move that completely shut out Texans of the process.

‼BREAKING: Texas lawmakers pass racially gerrymandered congressional map without public input