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TEXAS STUDENTS: You have a right to protest. 📢
Know your rights, including what to do:
➡️ If you are approached by law enforcement.
➡️ If your rights are violated.
Share this information widely!
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BREAKING: We are suing to block the state of Texas from investigating parents who support their transgender kids.
Trans youth and their families have been under attack for too long. Enough is enough.
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BREAKING: Good news! The highest criminal court in Texas clarified that the State was required to prove Crystal Mason actually knew she was ineligible to vote in 2016. Her case is heading back to the Court of Appeals for further consideration.
Our fight for justice is not over.
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This acct is tweeting the entire manifest of the ship full of Jewish refugees turned away from the US in 1939.
#RefugeesWelcome
#WeRemember
My name is Joachim Hirsch. The US turned me away at the border in 1939. I was murdered in Auschwitz
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The freedom to protest is integral to our democracy.
UT Austin students have a First Amendment right to freely express their political opinions — without threats of arrest and violence.
If you or someone you know needs legal support, call the Austin Lawyers Guild: 512-817-4254
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BREAKING: Gov. Abbott signed
#HB900
into law, which will ban books about LGBTQIA+, Black, and Brown experiences in public schools.
Lawmakers have no right taking away the freedom of Texas students to read — just because they don’t believe certain people are worth reading about.
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VICTORY: A federal judge has declared Texas’ drag ban unconstitutional.
LGBTQIA+ Texans, venue owners, performers, and our allies all came together to uphold free expression in our state — and we won.
This work isn’t done but for now we celebrate. Long live Texas drag!
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VICTORY: A judge has BLOCKED Gov. Greg Abbott and
@TexasDFPS
’s unlawful actions targeting essential medical care for transgender youth.
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BREAKING: A federal judge just granted our request to temporarily block Texas’ drag ban from taking effect Sept. 1.
Drag performers and LGBTQIA+ allied businesses belong in our state — and Texas politicians have no right to censor our free expression.
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We're so relieved that Hervis Rogers is no longer in jail. He shouldn't have been arrested and charged in the first place.
We'll keep fighting for him and for our right to vote.
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UPDATE: The Travis County District Court has GRANTED a temporary restraining order to BLOCK the state from investigating the parents of a trans teenager for providing essential, life-saving health care or taking any action against the mandatory reporter in our case.
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BREAKING: State officials will seize control of Houston ISD, the biggest school district in Texas.
This hostile takeover threatens to close schools, drive out teachers, and take away the power of local communities to elect their own leaders.
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BREAKING: We filed civil rights complaints urging
@usedgov
to investigate
@KellerISD
and
@FriscoISD
after they passed harmful and unlawful anti-trans policies last week.
School boards do not have the power to strip students’ federal rights.
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BREAKING: Hervis Rogers, who is accused of voting while on parole, was just released from jail on $100,000 bail.
His story is infuriating — and reveals what’s at stake as Texas lawmakers work to suppress voting rights and enrich the cash bail industry.
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Hervis Rogers faces charges for voting while on parole after waiting more than six hours in line to cast his ballot. His bail was set at $100,000.
Mr. Rogers' arrest and prosecution should alarm all Texans.
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@GregAbbott_TX
this you? 👀
#Juneteenth
marks the arrival of the Emancipation Proclamation to Texas & the end of slavery in the United States.
Texas was the first state to make Juneteenth an official holiday.
Today & every day, we strive toward a more perfect union with liberty & opportunity for all.
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BREAKING: A Texas district court just ruled that trans youth — like all Texans — have the right to get the life-saving medical care they need.
No one should have to go to court to defend their right to exist. We won’t stop until this cruel ban is permanently struck down.
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BREAKING: We’re suing the state of Texas.
@TXsecofstate
continues to incorrectly identify registered voters as “non-citizens” and has refused to reveal records that disclose how these purged voters are being identified as such.
This is voter suppression.
#TXDeservesBetter
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BREAKING: Texas politicians just passed one of the country’s most radical anti-immigrant laws — EVER.
This legislation is white supremacy in action that will encourage racial profiling and separate Texas families.
If Gov. Abbott signs
#SB4
into law, we’ll sue.
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NOT IN OUR SCHOOLS: Plano ISD has voted unanimously against allowing uncertified religious chaplains to counsel students.
How or whether we practice religion is up to us, not the government. We urge other public school districts in Texas to follow Plano ISD's example.
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JUST IN: Democratic lawmakers are risking arrest to stop the attacks on Texans’ civil rights at
#txlege
.
Their decision to break quorum is a direct response to the governor’s refusal to listen to his constituents or address the real needs of Texans.
#SuppressionSession
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Katy ISD has outed 19 transgender students to their parents without consent.
This will no doubt put kids at risk of abuse at home.
Trans students deserve to come out on their own terms.
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A U.S. postal worker and a utility lineman both died this week in Texas from working in extreme heat.
Meanwhile, Gov. Abbott just signed
#HB2127
banning cities from mandating rest and water breaks for certain workers.
Abbott is once again putting Texans in harm’s way.
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Today's tea:
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) ( ) )
_(___(____)____(___(__ _
\ Texas should /
\ expand the right/ |
\ to vote, not /___ |
\ suppress it /
\ /
\ _________ /
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BREAKING: We are asking the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reverse Crystal Mason’s wrongful conviction. Mason faces a 5-year prison sentence for believing she was fulfilling her civic duty. We will keep fighting this travesty of justice.
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UPDATE: A Texas appeals court has reaffirmed a statewide injunction blocking Gov. Abbott and DFPS’s invasive investigations of transgender youth and their families.
It is unconstitutional and wrong to target parents for providing the best possible healthcare for their kids.
Child abuse investigations into parents of transgender children will remain BLOCKED in Texas.
The Third Court of Appeals has reinstated the injunction that was temporarily stayed by an appeal from AG Paxton.
@TexasTribune
Background:
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Gov. Abbott’s directive stating that providing gender-affirming care should be considered a form of child abuse was both patently false and issued without proper authority.
The state must stop using children as political props.
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BREAKING: We’re suing to stop Texas’ drag ban from taking effect September 1.
Drag and other forms of artistic expression are protected under the First Amendment — and we won’t let politicians get away with this cruel attempt to push LGBTQIA+ Texans out of public life.
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NEW: In a win for Texas voters, a court ruled it’s illegal to throw out voters’ mail-in applications and ballots because of errors with ID numbers.
This voter suppression tactic has led to the rejection of nearly 40k applications and ballots, especially among voters of color.
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BREAKING: HB 1399 has been voted out of the Texas House Public Health Committee. This bill is unconstitutional and would ban essential, life-saving medical care for transgender youth against the guidance of every major medical association.
#TXDeservesBetter
#TXLege
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The lawsuit was filed by
@ACLUTx
,
@ACLU
, and
@LambdaLegal
on behalf of two parents and their trans teen who already had an investigator arrive at their home, and a licensed psychologist.
No family should have to fear being torn apart because they are supporting their child.
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BREAKING: We and
@ACLU
are moving to intervene in federal court to stop a lawsuit seeking to invalidate 127,000 early votes cast via drive-thru voting in Harris County. Two similar cases have already been brought before the Supreme Court of Texas, which rejected them both times.
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GOOD NEWS: Texas’ book ban
#HB900
targeting LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC stories will NOT take effect Sept. 1.
When students are denied access to books, they’re denied the opportunity to learn about themselves and the world around them.
This is a major win for students’ futures.
Judge Albright just announced that he will be granting an injunction to HALT HB900 in its totality, full statement will be announced in a week or two. He will not honor the motion to dismiss by the defendents(the state).
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Gender-affirming care saves lives. Trans people in Texas deserve access to this care without fear of criminalization from partisan politicians.
We will continue to fight these attacks on trans youth. We will never stop fighting for our communities.
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BREAKING: We filed a federal civil rights complaint against Border Patrol for colluding with Texas law enforcement.
25% of arrests in August under Texas’ anti-immigrant Operation Lone Star involved collusion—even though Border Patrol has no authority to carry out state arrests.
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BREAKING: We just filed a complaint asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the state’s hostile takeover of Houston ISD.
Houston voters of color have a constitutional right to elect the officials who represent us — not have them handpicked by the state.
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BREAKING: Gov. Abbott has signed into law some of the most extreme anti-immigrant legislation in the country.
We’ll challenge it in court.
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"There are many things threatening our children but trans ppl using the bathroom in peace is not one of them"
@SaraRamirez
#YallMeansAll
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HAPPENING NOW: Texas abortion advocates are taking the stage in Washington, DC to let the nation know that we won’t stop fighting to restore our constitutional right to abortion care.
#RallyForAbortionJustice
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To all trans youth in Texas: No matter what any law says, you are loved and deserve to thrive.
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Stop attacking trans youth.
Stop attacking trans youth.
Stop attacking trans youth.
Stop attacking trans youth.
Stop attacking trans youth.
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@realDonaldTrump
's proposals would violate the 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th, and 14th amendments:
#Election2016
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BREAKING: In coalition with civil rights and education equity organizations, we are urging
@granburyisd
to immediately reinstate all removed books related to LGBTQIA+ and racial inclusivity.
These removals are in violation of the First Amendment and will not be tolerated.
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UPDATE: Travis County District Court has granted a temporary restraining order to block
@TexasDFPS
from investigating
@PFLAG
families in Texas who are supporting their transgender children with medically necessary health care.
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BREAKING: We’re suing Texas on behalf of families and health professionals to stop state officials from banning life-saving medical care for trans youth.
Enough is enough. Children deserve better than bullying masquerading as policy.
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Crystal Mason cast a provisional ballot that was *never counted.* We will continue to fight her 5-year sentence and are taking this to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
She deserves justice.
Breaking News: A Texas appellate court said it would not re-hear an appeal from Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to 5 years in prison for trying to vote while ineligible. Ms. Mason says she had no idea she was ineligible and no one ever warned her she could’t vote.
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BREAKING: A judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of
@MagnoliaISD
’s unconstitutional gender-based hair policy, allowing students to return to school without cutting their hair.
All Texas students have the right to an education free from discrimination.
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We need answers.
@BalchSpringsPD
should immediately release footage of
#JordanEdwards
shooting.
#BlackLivesMatter
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NOT IN OUR SCHOOLS: Dallas ISD has voted against placing unlicensed religious chaplains in its schools and forcing religion on its students.
We urge other public school districts to follow
@dallasschools
's example.
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VICTORY: A Texas appeals court has reversed Crystal Mason’s conviction!
She no longer faces prison time for submitting a provisional ballot that was never counted as a vote.
This is a major win for Ms. Mason and for our democracy.
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JUST IN: Texas lawmakers released the final version of voter suppression bill
#SB7
under the cover of night on a holiday weekend. The bill will make it much harder and scarier to vote — in a state that’s already the most difficult place to vote in the country.
#TXDeservesBetter
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Immigrants belong in Texas.
Immigrants belong in Texas.
Immigrants belong in Texas.
Immigrants belong in Texas.
Immigrants belong in Texas.
Immigrants belong in Texas.
Immigrants belong in Texas.
Immigrants belong in Texas.
Immigrants belong in Texas.
Immigrants belong in Texas.
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HOUSTON ISD WALKOUT: Eastwood Academy students protested the state’s hostile takeover of their district — which has hurt their education, led to abrupt staff cuts and reassignments, and removed locally elected officials.
The takeover must end.
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NEW: We have filed an updated complaint with partners calling on
@TheJusticeDept
to investigate Operation Lone Star.
Gov. Abbott’s racist, anti-immigrant policies are violating the rights of migrants for his political gain. Operation Lone Star must end.
#EndOpLoneStar
🧵
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Breaking: We won! A judge issued a temporary order that allows all TX voters affected by COVID-19 pandemic to vote by mail.
No one should have to choose between their health and their right to vote. This ruling is a win for democracy.
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Hundreds of Texans came to the State Capitol today to oppose a bill banning essential health care for trans youth — and were met with violence and arrests.
We and our partners are deeply disturbed.
These attacks on trans youth and the many Texans who support them must stop.
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@SheriffTNehls
, you can't prosecute speech just because it has the word "f*ck" in it. (And the owner of the truck should feel free to contact
@ACLUTx
.)
#ConstitutionalLaw101
#FreeSpeech
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Our Governor had the opportunity to enact policy that would allow Texans with disabilities to request an electronic and accessible ballot by mail — and he chose to veto.
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The state takeover of HISD is not about public education — it's about political control of a 90 percent Black and brown student body in one of the country's most diverse cities.
And it's not what our students and teachers need.
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BREAKING: We’re suing
@MagnoliaISD
for harshly enforcing its discriminatory policy prohibiting boys, but not girls, from wearing long hair.
No student should be forced out of school because of their gender and the length of their hair.
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We’re suing to stop Texas from enforcing the nation’s most extreme anti-immigrant law.
SB4 lets police arrest people over “suspicions” about immigration status and judges deport people without due process.
This is unconstitutional and will harm Black and Brown Texans the most.
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We’re doing everything in our power to ensure trans youth in Texas can thrive—that includes taking Gov. Abbott to court if he signs health care ban
#SB14
into law.
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Gov. Abbott: Your disregard for human life is sickening.
This rhetoric reeks of white supremacy — what enabled the El Paso shooting and will lead to even more violence toward our communities.
We deserve better from our leaders.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) tells Dana Loesch the "only thing we're not doing is shooting people" crossing the border because "the Biden Administration would charge us with murder."
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controversial but if you don’t like drag shows don’t go 💅
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NEW: The Texas House voted early this morning to pass three extreme anti-immigrant bills — amid new revelations about links between white supremacists and certain politicians behind these bills.
Fear tactics, family separation, and mass incarceration are not policy solutions.
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ICYMI: We're suing Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Elected officials cannot bar people from criticizing their policies by blocking them on Twitter.
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ADJOURNED: This
#TXLege
was one of the most authoritarian displays of fear-mongering and government overreach in state history.
Gov. Abbott and his political allies rammed through an unconstitutional slate of hate that will make Texas less competitive, less free, and less fair.
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BREAKING: We’ll take Gov. Abbott to court if he signs
#SB14
into law, banning health care for trans youth.
Similar unconstitutional bills have been challenged and stopped in other states.
We,
@ACLU
,
@LambdaLegal
&
@TransLawCenter
are ready to protect trans kids in Texas, too.
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An hour before the hearing starts and the community is already lined up to testify!
#SB4Bad4TX
#HeretoStay
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The First Amendment protects Ms. Gomez and all Uvalde residents' rights to speak freely to the media without government retaliation.
Any effort by the state to deter Uvalde community members from exercising their freedom of speech is outrageous and unconstitutional.
CBS News: the mom in Uvalde who police handcuffed, and who ran into the school to rescue her children, says that law enforcement called her with a threat: if she talked to the media about the police response she would face an obstruction of justice charge
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BREAKING: Sharyland ISD has suspended a 5-year-old, Latino and Native American student for the past month for simply being a boy with long hair.
We filed a complaint with
@EDcivilrights
because this is unlawful discrimination that no one — especially a child — should experience.
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Grassroots organizers in Austin organized a youth protest on the steps of the State Capitol today.
We won't stop staying it:
#TransPeopleBelong
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The
#TXlege
eliminated virtual public testimony at today's meeting, so we're going to make sure they hear our stories online.
#AbbottBlackout
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NEWS: Chaplains are urging Texas public schools not to use them as a replacement for counselors.
Chaplains and most Texans agree: Families and faith communities get to instill religious beliefs — not the government.
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BREAKING: We're going to court to fight for Crystal Mason.
The prosecution of Crystal Mason for the innocent mistake of casting a provisional ballot is a severe injustice.
@aclutx
,
@ACLU
&
@TXCivilRights
will vigorously defend Mason against these unwarranted charges.
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Sending support to trans youth and the parents and guardians who love and protect them. We've got your back. ❤️🏳️⚧️
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BREAKING: We filed two federal complaints, against
@KellerISD
and Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts, for adopting policies that violate the rights of trans and nonbinary students.
Texas students deserve better than bullying masquerading as policy.
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Good news! The TX Behavioral Health Executive Council restored nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ & disabled Texans to the social worker code of conduct. These protections never should have been up for removal in the first place.
🗣️Y’all means all.
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The presence of Border Patrol agents, and its parent agency CBP, on the streets in major U.S. cities is disturbing. Border communities have long been terrorized by this agency — which acts first and never has to answer for it later. THREAD:
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ON NOTICE: We urge
@KellerISD
to return all removed books to classroom shelves.
Students must have access to education about LGBTQIA+ discrimination, the history of racism, and anti-Semitism. Removing them is a violation of the First Amendment.
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State leaders in Texas continue to threaten trans youth and their families as part of a politically motivated misinformation campaign.
The fact is that gender-affirming medical care saves lives. We will never stop fighting to
#ProtectTransKids
.
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The takeover of Houston ISD is part of a much larger campaign by state politicians to override elections they can’t win and replace leaders they can’t control — especially in majority Black and brown communities.
Think: school boards, local government, judges.
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BREAKING: The Texas House just voted to discriminate against trans kids and exclude them from playing sports as their authentic selves.
For months, trans kids and advocates have been fighting against bills like HB 25. That fight doesn't end tonight.
#TransPeopleBelong
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The University of Texas will no longer hold welcome programs or graduation ceremonies for Black, Latinx, Asian, and LGBTQIA+ student groups — the result of our state’s forced shutdown of DEI programs.
Texas students: Your identity is valued and you belong in our schools.
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First, the state deprived people in Houston of their school board vote.
Now, they're taking away our ability to voice our opinions.
The new Houston ISD board should not be arbitrarily limiting access to their public meetings. Period.
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BREAKING: We’re asking a federal court to grant our request for records about how and why voters are being flagged as “non-citizens” for investigation and removal from voter rolls.
The National Voter Registration Act requires
@TXsecofstate
to be transparent. We demand answers.
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