Rep. John Bucy III
@BucyForTexas
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Proud Democrat representing Texas HD 136, father, husband, small business leader, and former chair of the WilCo Dems. Building a Texas as good as its promise.
Austin (Williamson County), TX
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BREAKING: The Texas House just killed Greg Abbott’s voucher scam!
A bipartisan majority stood strong for our neighborhood schools to support students, teachers, and Texas families.
Our message is clear: voucher scams have no place in our state.
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The kids are alright!
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We did it! Vouchers are dead… again.
The pro-public education coalition in the Texas House has defeated Abbott’s latest voucher scam.
This is a huge win for Texas students, teachers, and our neighborhood schools!
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Make no mistake—I read HB 6, every version of it. HB 6 will disenfranchise Texas voters while criminalizing simple mistakes and making it harder to put on elections. The SOS told us our election in 2020 was a success, was smooth and secure. It’s not time to go backwards.
#txlege
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Cheering on our next Governor of Texas,
@BetoORourke
! We deserve someone who will fight for us and put our families first. This is the most important election of our lifetime and it’s gonna take all of us!
#TXDems22
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The 5th Circuit Court just blocked Texas’ book ban because it violates the first amendment.
Book banning has no place in our state.
This is a huge win for free speech, Texas students, and local librarians.
#txlege
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Today is a dark day in Texas history.
The Texas Senate just voted to acquit corrupt Attorney General Ken Paxton on 16 separate articles of impeachment.
I’ll keep fighting for the Texas we deserve.
#txlege
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.
@GovAbbott
just turned down $350 million in federal funding to help feed hungry Texas kids.
With inflation & long delays for SNAP benefits, it’s criminal that we would turn down money to help solve this crisis.
The Governor needs to stop playing politics with our kids’ lives.
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The Austin Delegation just held a press conference denouncing
@GovAbbott
's voucher scams.
He’s attacked our teachers, he’s targeted our libraries, & now he’s coming for our neighborhood schools.
We will stand strong for our public schools because Texas kids deserve better.
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Nothing to help working Texans recover from COVID, shore up the grid, or expand healthcare.
#txlege
Breaking: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has announced the agenda for the special legislative session that begins July 8. The agenda has 11 items, including:
—Overhauling elections
—Limiting access to sports teams for transgender students
and more:
#TXlege
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After driving for 23+ hrs, Molly, Bradley, & I made it to DC.
Now
@texasdemocrats
are taking the fight to the Hill, mtg with
@VP
Kamala Harris and Majority Leader
@chuckschumer
about the freedom to vote.
Time is running out. Congress must act to save our democracy.
#txlege
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The governor hasn’t given us an agenda for special session, but we’ve got one. And it starts with fixing the damn grid!
#txlege
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BREAKING: The conservative 5th Circuit Court just blocked Texas’ book ban once and for all.
The government should never censor what our students learn and think.
This is a free speech victory!
#txlege
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Our corrupt Attorney General, Ken Paxton, just settled a felony fraud case.
As part of the deal to avoid jail time, he has to take 15 hours of legal ethics education.
Something is wrong when the state’s top lawyer is forced to take a class on how to be a good lawyer.
Breaking AG Ken Paxton strikes plea deal to resolve 2015 securities fraud charges
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“And I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction, of the Constitution.” - Barbara Jordan (D-TX), 1974
The freedom to vote is paramount. It’s our duty to fight for it.
#txlege
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We just spent 24 hours fighting House Bill 3, which was passed out of committee on party lines. I want to thank every witness who made their voice heard. The fight goes on!
#txlege
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BREAKING: A Texas appeals court just acquitted Crystal Mason!
She had been sentenced to 5 years in prison over a simple voting error.
We will never give up our fight for justice.
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There is no certification process for poll watchers in Texas. There is no training or knowledge of election law required. They are appointed by candidates and political parties for partisan purposes.
Know the law. Read the bills.
#txlege
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For decades, TX foster kids were only given a trash bag to pack up their lives when they were removed from their homes.
Last session, I passed “Bags of Love” to ensure that all foster kids at least have a backpack to call their own.
Our foster kids deserve dignity and respect.
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Welcome to the world baby girl!
Your mom and dad and big sister love you so much already!
Parker Madison Bucy
Born October 5, 2021
8lb 2oz
With
@mollybucy
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BIG NEWS: A federal judge just ruled that SB 12—Texas’ ban on drag—is unconstitutional!
This is a major win for our LGBTQIA+ neighbors and anyone who loves Texas drag!
There’s no place for hate in our state.
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I was proud to stand with my colleagues at a press conference against
@GovAbbott
’s voucher scams this morning.
The Governor and his billionaire mega-donors will stop at nothing to defund and dismantle our neighborhood schools.
But we won't let them get away with it.
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Texas is ground zero in the war on democracy.
Soon, TX will withdraw from the Electronic Registration Information Center—which ensures our voter rolls are updated and secure.
The GOP will stop at nothing to pander to conspiracies instead of protecting the right to vote.
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The fight for voting rights and civil rights is never on the negotiating table! Great rally tonight with
@BetoORourke
,
@poweredxpeople
,
@TexasHDC
, and
@texasdemocrats
.
#BustTheFilibuster
#ForThePeopleAct
#JohnLewisVotingRightsAct
#sb7
#txlege
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@GovAbbott
just ended a 4th special session without giving any money to our neighborhood schools.
❌$0 for students.
❌$0 for teachers.
❌$0 for schools.
He doesn’t care about our kids — and they deserve better. It’s time to FULLY FUND our public schools.
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.
@GovAbbott
called lawmakers back for a FOURTH special session.
Specials are supposed to be used in extraordinary circumstances — not to push an extreme partisan agenda that hurts Texans.
The Governor is wasting our time and your money — setting a dangerous precedent for Texas.
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It was great having
@VP
@KamalaHarris
with the
@texasdemocrats
today in Austin! 31 days Texas Dems! Let’s go.
#txlege
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“Love becomes our legacy and change our children’s birthright.” - Amanda Gorman
#InaugurationDay
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BREAKING: 4 million+ Texans have registered to vote online while updating their driver licenses.
This is a huge milestone for our state & the system is working “without complication.”
But it’s time to allow EVERY Texan to register to vote or update their registration online.
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.
@texasdemocrats
are united and ready to fight for everyone’s freedom to vote! Glad to be on
@TheLastWord
with
@Lawrence
tonight alongside my friend Rep.
@juliejohnsonTX
to preview the special session and what to expect in the days ahead.
#txlege
#lastword
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Texans deserve better than
@GregAbbott_TX
.
More than 26K rape-related pregnancies estimated after Texas outlawed abortions, new study says
via
@houstonchron
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I’ve officially filed for re-election!
I’m honored to serve our community as State Representative and am ready to continue fighting for our families and values.
We’ve accomplished a lot, but there’s still so much work to do to make Texas as good as its promise. Let’s do this!
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.
@GregAbbott_TX
would rather defund our public schools than make them the envy of the world.
Instead of wasting time on voucher scams, we need to raise the basic allotment, give our teachers a raise, & invest in mental health and special education.
Our students deserve better.
Special Session
#3
of the Texas Legislature will begin Monday, October 9th at 1:00 PM.
Now is the time for Texas to deliver school choice for every family, protect Texans and Americans against Biden’s border crisis, and ban all COVID vaccine mandates.
Let's get to work.
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Nearly 1 MILLION Texans have lost Medicaid in the past few months—most of them are children.
Now they’re kicking off significant numbers of pregnant women, preventing them from receiving the healthcare they need.
So much for family values…
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Over 1,000,000 Texans have registered to vote online since a federal court ordered DPS to offer OVR simultaneously as part of driver license transactions last Sept. Let’s modernize our elections and allow every Texas voter to register or update their registration online.
#txlege
Over the weekend, TX settled w/ voters/voting rights groups that sued over the state's violation of the National Voter Registration Act.
They forced the creation of online voter reg for people renewing driver's licenses online. Since Sept, 1M voters have used the option.
#txlege
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We’ll never stop fighting to ensure abortion and the full range of reproductive healthcare is accessible and affordable for every Texan. I’m proud to have sponsored today’s
#womensmarchatx
and energized by those who showed up to make their voices heard.
#WomensMarch
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BREAKING: North Carolina just announced they’re expanding Medicaid.
This means that more than 600,000 North Carolinians will have access to the lifesaving healthcare they deserve.
Texas must be next—it’s past time to get this done!
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Let’s go Beto! “ A Texas big enough for all of us.”
#txlege
I’m running for governor.
Together, we can push past the small and divisive politics that we see in Texas today — and get back to the big, bold vision that used to define Texas. A Texas big enough for all of us.
Join us:
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It’s New Years Eve and liquor stores across Texas are closed because of old-fashioned liquor laws.
It’s time to change that.
For the past 2 legislative sessions, I’ve filed a bill to allow local communities to permit liquor sales on Sundays.
#txlege
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We sent a bi-partisan letter to Gov. Abbott asking him to add Medicaid expansion to the upcoming special session. It's time to bring our tax dollars home to help 1.4M working Texans have access to healthcare, lower all of our insurance costs, and save lives.
#txlege
#SickOfItTX
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Out knocking doors today for every Democrat on the ballot. We must elect pro-choice Democrats from
@BetoORourke
,
@CollierForTexas
, and
@RochelleMGarza
, to our local Justice of the Peace. 51 days til Election Day — let’s do this Texas!
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The
#txlege
is about to hear House Bill 3, the latest voter suppression bill. Instead of making it harder to vote and criminalizing honest mistakes, we should modernize our elections by implementing online voter registration.
Here’s the thing -- some Texans can already do this.
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Last year, over 2 MILLION Texans were kicked off of Medicaid — including 1.4 million children.
Our state is in a healthcare crisis of our own making.
This is more than just a failure of leadership. This is a moral failure.
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Today I filed my first bills for the 87th Legislative session: to expand Medicaid and to allow any Texan to cast their ballot by mail. (1/4)
#txlege
#SickOfItTX
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Some info getting buried in voter registration mess is that Texans can now update their name or address online if they were *already registered* to vote in Texas, even if moved to a new county.
#txlege
Link here:
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We took the girls to go vote! Teaching them about the process from an early age.
We voted for a better future for them!
Vote for every Democrat on the ballot from
@BetoORourke
to school board.
Early voting continues. Get out and vote.
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.
@GovAbbott
needs to stop playing politics with Texas schools.
LISD followed internal and state policies and ensured students got the constitutions.
But facts don’t matter when you just want to score cheap political points—as state leaders we must do better.
Leander ISD refused to distribute free copies of the Constitution to students.
They said it was against their policies of maintaining neutrality on political or religious issues.
That’s outrageous.
EVERY school should teach the Constitution.
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“If 51 votes is enough to put someone on the Supreme Court for life it’s enough votes to save democracy.” -
@RevDrBarber
Wonderful meeting with Rev. Barber this morning as he reminded us why we must pass the
#ForThePeopleAct
now!
#txlege
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Having watched the hearing, reviewed the transcript of witness testimony, and weighed debate, I joined my colleagues in voting to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton. The vote was 121-23, an overwhelming, bipartisan majority. Full statement below.
#txlege
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Did
@JohnCornyn
really just say *again* that he doesn’t believe in systemic racism?
Embarrassing. Vote
@mjhegar
.
#TXSenateDebate
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My wife,
@mollybucy
, and I are so excited to announce that we’re expecting baby girl Bucy in January 2020!
#txlege
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Texas just kicked 500,000 people off of Medicaid—most of them are kids.
Last session, I filed H.B. 1599 to ensure this wouldn't happen, but
@DanPatrick
refused to let it out of the Senate. Now we’re seeing the consequences.
Texas kids deserve better.
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Happy Birthday to the best desk mate around,
@jamestalarico
! Proud to call you a friend and honored to serve with you.
#txlege
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Republicans are trying to ban COVID vaccine mandates in Texas.
They say their legislation is pro-business, pro-science, and pro-economy—but as a small business owner, I know they’re lying.
This legislation sets a dangerous precedent for Texas businesses moving forward.
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Let’s tell the truth. Texas already has some of the strictest Voter ID laws in the country. That’s not what these bills would do. They’d increase partisan influence in elections, restrict early voting, add barriers for voters with disabilities, and create new crimes.
#txlege
He's referring to voter ID. Republican controlled states tend to require an ID to vote, just as photo ID is required to check into a hotel, fly on an airplane, buy alcohol, and attend certain events. You know, everything they just did to get to D.C.
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Tonight the US Congress passed the
#JohnLewisVotingRightsAct
. This is a historic moment and a major milestone. I’m proud of the role Texas House Democrats played in lighting this fire. Now the Senate must act!
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Our tax dollars pay for other states’ Medicaid expansion — giving their residents access to care, creating jobs, and lowering healthcare costs.
Nearly 70% of Texans want
#MedEx4TX
. No good reason to keep refusing to do the right thing.
#txlege
#SickOfItTX
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If you measure a society by how it treats its children, then Greg Abbott’s Texas is a massive failure.
Instead of supporting the next generation of Texans, we’re forcibly removing their healthcare access.
Texas kids deserve better.
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“At 17 months, every month they’re a new person, and I really didn’t want to be away that long,” Bucy added, noting that Molly is also 27 weeks pregnant. “So she brought her laptop along with the diaper bag, and we’ll do the best we can.”
#txlege
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1. Expand Medicaid
2. Implement Online Voter Registration
3. Legalize Marijuana
4. Cancel STAAR
5. Fix the Grid
#txlege
New:
@GovAbbott
has called a special
#txlege
session starting July 8.
"Agenda items will be announced prior to the convening of the special session," his office says.
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While
@GovAbbott
is pushing extreme legislation, I’m championing 4 bills to solve real issues:
✅Expand Medicaid
✅Give retired state employees a COLA
✅Help kids access healthcare
✅Implement online voter registration
Texans deserve leaders that fix problems—not create them.
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Three weeks ago the Secretary of State’s office told us the 2020 election in Texas was a success, and was smooth and secure.
These activists are right. We need to suppress the virus, not the vote!
#txlege
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Today marks one year since we lost the great civil rights champion Congressman John Lewis. His legacy and example of
#GoodTrouble
is something we must all strive to uphold as we protect the freedom to vote. Our fight continues!
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Oklahomans just voted to expand Medicaid! Which one of my Republican colleagues will join me and support my bill next session to let the people of
#Texas
vote?
#txlege
#SickOfItTX
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Thank you to the people of HD 136 for again electing me to serve you in the Legislature! I am humbled by your overwhelming support and the trust you’ve placed in me. There is so much work to do and I’m committed to continuing to fight every day for our families and our community.
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Let’s be clear. We’ve been voting by mail in Texas for 100+ years.
We have safeguards and security measures in place.
This is reliable, secure, & critical for seniors, military, oil rig workers & ppl who travel for work, and ppl w/ disabilities to make voices heard.
#txlege
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“In spite of the bigotry, the hatred, the obstruction, and the corruption we’ve seen from our state leaders, and from Donald Trump and his enablers, I still have hope for better days ahead.
I still wake up every day dedicated to building a Texas as good as its promise.”
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Shout out to our friends in labor and the civil rights groups rallying for the freedom to vote at the Texas Capitol. We couldn’t do this without you!
#txlege
CC:
@TexasAFLCIO
@MOVE_texas
@ACLUTx
@CCauseTexas
@WDActionFund
@ProgressTX
@BlackVotersMtr
@OrganizeTexas
@JoltAction
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Excited to be marching alongside
@BetoORourke
with the
@wilcodems
and
@RoundRockDems
in the
@roundrock
July 4th Parade! Happy Independence Day!
#txlege
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No more masks or restrictions, but Texas has the worst uninsured rate in the country, a growing physician shortage, and leads the nation in rural hospital closures.
#txlege
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With the
#txlege
special session ending, Texas Democrats have stopped Gov. Abbott’s latest attempts to undermine free & fair elections. We’ve made the fight for voting rights a top national issue in DC, raising awareness & pushing for sweeping protections for the freedom to vote.
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I’m on the ballot! With Molly, Bradley, and Parker by my side I’ve officially filed for re-election. It’s my honor to serve the people of House District 136 and earn your support to keep fighting for our values at the Capitol.
#txlege
👉 Join us:
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Looks like
#Missouri
will become the 38th state to adopt Medicaid expansion tonight, after the voters chose to do so by ballot initiative. How much longer must Texans wait? Expand Medicaid now!
#txlege
#SickOfItTX
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Today I presented HB 1935 to the Public Health Committee. Kevin’s Law would allow Texans to receive an emergency refill for 30 days of insulin or related supplies. We need to ensure no one else dies because they can’t access needed medication. Let’s get this done!
#txlege
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Thanks to
@JoyAnnReid
for having me on
@thereidout
to talk abt protecting Texan’s freedom to vote! We’re going to use every tool & tactic to ensure fair and free elections. We won’t stand for deliberate barriers to voting for young ppl, ppl of color, & ppl w/ disabilities
#txlege
St. Rep. John Bucy, III-
@BucyForTexas
, one of the
#Texas
state legislature Democrats who fled the state to stall its GOP voter suppression bills, is concerned "time is running out" to protect voting rights.
#TheReidOut
#reiders
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“Courageous Texans are making a difference for the rest of our nation.”
Thanks to the incomparable Luci Baines Johnson for meeting with us today.
@texasdemocrats
and the
@TexasHDC
are united in this fight to protect the freedom to vote.
#txlege
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Excited to announce the statewide Ballot By Mail Tracker is now online! We passed HB 1382 to create this tool to increase accessibility, efficiency, & transparency for Texas voters.
#txlege
If you’re voting by mail, check the status of your app or ballot:
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Like many of you my house has gone the duration without power. Over 56 hours now. I’m angry and I’m frustrated and I’m worried for many of our neighbors. I’m also inspired by those who have shared firewood and food, warm rooms and water. (1/5)
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Day 1 of
@GregAbbott_TX
's special session to try and force us to defund our public schools.
Voucher scams risk everything we know & love about our education system.
I will never vote for a voucher or anything that compromises our neighborhood schools—Texas kids deserve better!
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Something
@SenWarren
told us continues to resonate with me: “Democracy is not a given. It’s the responsibility of every generation to fight for it.”
That’s why
@texasdemocrats
are in DC & I hope by having Bradley here with us we’re instilling that belief in her as well.
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Met with Congresswoman
@NikemaWilliams
and went through the Texas bills section by section to explain how they undermine the freedom to vote from voter registration, to early voting, to Election Day. We all want free and fair elections, not more barriers to voting.
#txlege
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The future of Texas public schools is under attack!
Soon, we will have a special session on education funding and vouchers—the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Our students, our teachers, and our families are being used as political pawns by
@GovAbbott
and out-of-state billionaires.
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BREAKING: A federal appeals court just ruled Texas doesn’t have to provide life-saving, emergency abortion.
This isn’t about protecting life, it's about preserving control.
Every Texan should have access to safe and legal abortion.
#txlege
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Congressional committee was just told there’s ���no discrimination” in
#txlege
bills.
I’ve read the bills and that couldn’t be less true. Here’s exactly how HB 3 would hurt Texas voters.
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Out knocking doors with the
@wilcodems
today! Vote for every Democrat on your ballot — from
@BetoORourke
to me to school board. Your rights are on the ballot. Make your voice heard!
#txlege
#txdems
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This is outrageous! We shouldn’t criminalize honest mistakes and the chilling effect this will have should concern every Texan.
#txlege
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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Federal courts just ruled Texas’ ID requirements for ballot by mail violate the Civil Rights Act.
When Republicans rammed this law through, they knew it would hurt voter turnout—thankfully our courts intervened.
But our democracy is still under attack.
#txlege
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Enjoyed meeting with
@SenWarren
and
@SenBlumenthal
to discuss not just what’s wrong with HB 3 and SB 1, the latest bills undermining Texans’ freedom to vote, but the more than 65 anti voter bills filed last
#txlege
session as a response to the Big Lie.
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