Senator Roland Gutierrez
@RolandForTexas
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Democrat working to build a Texas that works for us. Immigration Lawyer. Small Biz Owner. State Senator. Loving husband & father.
San Antonio, TX
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The fight to fix our broken system in Texas has only just begun.
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BREAKING
#UVALDE
NEWS: Days ago I requested a full report for what happened in the school hallway. DPS Director has informed me DA Christina Busbee ordered reports not be sent to me.
There are people that want this go to away. We are not going to let that happen
#JusticeForUvalde
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There is a special place in hell for people who watch all this happen and choose to do nothing.
#bloodontheirhands
"This Governor and this Lt. Governor, I'm sorry but they can go to hell. I am tired of people saying this stuff and doing nothing."
@RolandForTexas
reacts to statements from Gov. Greg Abbott & Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick following the TX mall shooting.
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I am incredibly grateful for the continued impact that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have had in Uvalde. Thank you for remembering the victims and supporting their families.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made a stop in Uvalde for a local event to support Uvalde families.
Read More:
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On May 24th, Irma Garcia made the ultimate sacrifice for the children she loved. A sacrifice no teacher should ever have to make. She is a true hero and will live forever in our hearts.
Happy Birthday Irma.
#uvaldestrong
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Texans are pissed off. These made-for-TV press conferences are not enough. I am demanding
@GregAbbott_TX
send us back to Austin for a special session on guns. It’s time for action.
#GunSafetyNow
#DemandSpecialSession
#BringUsBack
#Uvalde
#txlege
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The delay of information is already happening in
#Allen
. One year later, we’re still fighting for transparency in
#Uvalde
.
@GovAbbott
is withholding the truth about these shootings from
#Texas
!
The truth: these shootings are the result of the
#Republican
Party's lax gun laws.…
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Taking a moment to welcome all of the new followers we’ve gained. Thank you
@donwinslow
for helping us spread the word about these families and the community of
#Uvalde
. We must keep fighting for the truth and to make sure this never happens again.
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I am demanding a FULL
@TxDPS
investigation of this incident, with bodycam footage to be released IMMEDIATELY.
This is a DISGRACE and is NO way to treat a grieving family.
🎥
@BCross052422
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I was thinking about the scariest Halloween costume and quickly found one:
Senator who flees to Cancun
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DPS has pulled out all the stops to harass innocent college students, but wouldn’t lift a finger to help the victims in the Uvalde massacre. This state is broken.
This has gotten exponentially more violent and out of control since DPS began dispersing protestors. At least 5 arrested now. Watch:
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I’m running for the U.S. Senate to fight back against the systems that have left so many Texans behind.
Ted Cruz abandoned Texas long before he left us to die in the winter storm.
Uvalde happened because Republicans neglected the systems in this state that are supposed to keep…
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@GovAbbott
’s grid failed again in Houston this past weekend, leaving 2.2 million people without clean water for days.
With higher demands of power predicted for winter, if storms are as bad as they were in 2020, the grid is GOING TO FAIL AGAIN.
#fixthedamngrid
#txlege
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Abbott says he feels the pain of the parents from
#Uvalde
. Yet, he hasn’t done ANYTHING to help the families. They are struggling. THEY WANT ANSWERS AND ACTIONS.
They are tired of Abbott’s excuses and so am I.
#TXGovDebate
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Today, Dec.6th is the birthday of Rojelio Torres. He should be turning 11 but was taken too soon in
#Uvalde
on May 24th.
May he always be remembered as a bright boy who always had a big smile on his face. He loved Pokemon cards, video games, being outdoors, & playing football.
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Last night, I ran into Maite Rodriguez’s mom (
@AnaRodr17118
) at the airport.
Maite was one of the 19 children murdered in Uvalde.
The pin I wore was the one Lauren Boebert threw in the trash. I will never stop fighting for families impacted by gun violence.
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Good riddance to Mitch McConnell, the man who single handedly obstructed any progress on gun violence in America. Now, let's make sure we keep the Senate majority by defeating Ted Cruz and flipping Texas blue.
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🚨BREAKING: BROKEN AND CORRUPT SYSTEM PREVENTS KEN PAXTON IMPEACHMENT
Lies and corruption have no place in Texas.
Today, I voted to convict Attorney General Ken Paxton. I was proud to uphold my duty as a Texas State Senator.
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Pretty remarkable you left 800 Texans to die in a winter storm.
pretty remarkable that his campaign put this out deliberately
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Three years ago to this day, Ted Cruz announced that he would be objecting to the certification of the 2020 election. His actions put in motion one of the worst days in American history.
Texans will not forget nor will we forgive Cruz for this.
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@donwinslow
Thank you for helping me share the stories of these families and this community. They deserve the truth and we will keep fighting for it.
#UvaldeStrong
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Abbott can’t give a clear answer as to WHY crimes are up within the 7+ years he has been Governor.
He doesn’t want to take accountability for his failures.
He has FAILED to keep Texans safe and has FAILED to make any change to BETTER TEXAS!
#TXGovDebate
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I refuse to wait until after the 2024 election to get accountability for the inhumane and immoral acts taken at the Texas border.
That's why I am calling on the Department of Justice to take swift action and investigate the brutal treatment ordered by the state. Read more here…
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Folks, I’m officially on the ballot.
Let’s defeat Ted Cruz. Vamos Texas!
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To my supporters, thank you for everything. These past 8 months have been an incredible journey. Our fight against Ted Cruz is not over. We must flip Texas blue.
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Here are the facts:
The policies you support led to the death of 19 babies and 2 teachers in Uvalde & will lead to the death of hundreds more
#Texans
.
You and your MAGA buddies have ran
#Texas
for decades. Every crime, every mass shooting, every Fentanyl overdose, every border…
The murderer is an illegal alien from Mexico who was deported at least twice, according to Univision 45 Houston. When you’re a senator, who supports open border policies that likely led to this tragedy, maybe shut the hell up.
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In Greg Abbott’s Texas, our first amendment rights are under attack. DPS is beating and arresting students and journalists at the University of Texas. This must stop.
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The response to
#Uvalde
was so poor that school buses were used to take kids to the hospital, instead of ambulances. This is due to responding vehicles blocking them from getting to the victims.
DPS FAILED UVALDE & must be held accountable for inaction on May 24!
#UvaldeStrong
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Tell me who you friends are, I will tell you who you are.
This is why Ted Cruz won’t denounce the insurrection.
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Yesterday, I voted to impeach Ken Paxton because corruption has no place in Texas.
My fight against our broken political system has only just begun. I’m running to defeat Ted Cruz. We will win, together.
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The next time Ted Cruz tries to spin some sort of yarn, pop open a Bud Light and tell him to get his ass back to work.
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🧵
@GovAbbott
I’m glad you know my name. It’s too bad you couldn’t remember the names of the
#Uvalde
victims.
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What can be done in Ohio can be done in Texas!
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Texas will be facing tremendous budgetary challenges next session. My bill would create 30,000 new jobs for our state and produce $3.2 billion in new revenue WITHOUT raising taxes on everyday Texans!
It’s time to join 38 other states and
#LegalizeIt
!
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Donald Trump was at the border today putting on a show. Trump and Ted Cruz want you to forget how their broken border policies have failed Americans.
We need real solutions. We need to get rid of Ted Cruz.
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They left defenseless kids to die in Uvalde. It’s not hard to believe they’d send defenseless children at the border to their death.
It’s not about security, it’s about cruelty. It’s bullshit and I’ll fight against this with everything that I have.
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Shame on Greg Abbott. Shame on Ken Paxton. Shame on Ted Cruz.
Women should not have to flee out of fear of prosecution to obtain necessary healthcare.
I'm running for Senate so that women like Kate are protected in Texas.
UPDATE: After a week of legal whiplash and threats of prosecution from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, our client Kate Cox has been forced to flee her home state of Texas to get the time-sensitive abortion care needed to protect her health and future fertility.
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Ken Paxton is a failure and a fraud who does not act in the best interests of Texans or Americans.
I voted to impeach him for his corruption last year, and I stand by that vote. He must be held accountable for his actions.
Texas AG Ken Paxton says state won’t comply with Biden administration order to reopen border park to federal agents
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Ted Cruz won’t commit to confirming the Ambassador to Israel and supports the hold on military nominees.
He won’t vote to prevent gun violence or bring more jobs to Texas.
Ted Cruz refuses to do the job. In November, we will take it from him.
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A new low for
@GregAbbott_TX
, who continues to do nothing to keep
#Texas
safe from
#GunViolence
.
Greg, how was an undocumented person able to obtain an AR-15 in the first place? I’ll tell you why. It’s because you and other Republicans have made safe gun laws nonexistent.
I…
I’ve announced a $50K reward for info on the criminal who killed 5 illegal immigrants Friday. Also directed
#OperationLoneStar
to be on the lookout.
I continue working with state & local officials to ensure all available resources are deployed to respond.
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The
@TxDPS
response to
#Uvalde
was an abject failure. Because of
@ShimonPro
, parents finally get to witness that failure.
Children crying & screaming in a state of shock, covered in blood, jostling in a makeshift ambulance on a school bus.
Lawmakers need to see what happened…
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Abolish the filibuster.
Codify abortion rights.
Ban assault weapons.
Kick Ted Cruz out of the Senate.
That’s what I plan to do.
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I've seen over 400 hours of body camera footage from Uvalde. This was a systemic failure. Each and everyone of those cops failed.
We must face the hard truth. An AR-15 causes death and destruction that is simply unimaginable. We must stop this madness.
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Loose Republican gun laws are killing our kids.
Ted Cruz won’t protect them. I will.
It’s time to ban assault weapons in this country.
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Following the Uvalde massacre, I testified in front of Congress asking our leaders to take action.
They have failed. I'm now running against Ted Cruz because I refuse to wait for leaders in Washington to take action.
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I don’t care how powerful Ted Cruz thinks he is; I’m not afraid to call him out.
He failed us after Uvalde.
He failed us when he went to Cancun.
He is a failure, and I will defeat him.
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My two daughters deserve to grow up in a country with reproductive freedom. And no one will fight harder for them than I will.
Come hell or high water, I’m going to defeat Ted Cruz, abolish the filibuster, and restore abortion rights for every woman in this country.
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My two daughters deserve to grow up in a country with reproductive freedom. And no one will fight harder for them than I will.
Come hell or high water, I’m going to defeat Ted Cruz, abolish the filibuster, and restore abortion rights for every woman in this country.
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Loose Republican gun laws are killing our kids.
Ted Cruz won’t protect them. I will.
It’s time to ban assault weapons in this country.
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@GovAbbott
is at the top of the
#UvaldeCoverup
. He knew the radios didn’t work FOR SEVEN YEARS.
Rural Texas counties have been begging Abbott to fix radios since 2015 and he has IGNORED THEM!!
Abbott: Call a
#specialsession
and FIX THESE RADIOS!
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A 10 year old girl made desperate calls to 911, under fire, begging for cops to come & take out the shooter.
Cops knew kids were inside & that the shooter was still active.
THEY chose to wait 40 additional minutes before entering.
THEY chose to let those kids & teachers down.
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School in
#Uvalde
begins tomorrow.
DPS still won’t give us the facts on what happened May 24th.
Abbott has not called a
#specialsession
that families, lawmakers & Texans are pleading for.
Our children are no safer than they were before.
15 weeks later - no answers or action.
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No one. Not Ted Cruz. Not Greg Abbott.
Absolutely no one will tell me to sit down and shut up.
I will never stop fighting for Texans.
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Our grid is still not fixed.
Schools are still unsafe.
Property taxes are out of control.
So much has broken in the 8 years Abbott has been governor. This session, I will work with my colleagues to fix our state.
#txlege
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We are living in a broken state. A personal hell brought to you by Texas Republicans whose solution is to let people die rather than fix the systems meant to keep us safe. Ted Cruz and every single elected Republican who uses Border antics to fuel facism must be held accountable.
#BREAKING
: 3 migrants, including 2 children, drowned in the Rio Grande after Texas denied Border Patrol access to the migrants, according to U.S. Rep.
@RepCuellar
, D-Laredo,
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People were just trying to celebrate the Super Bowl but we can’t even do that in this country because Republicans are too cowardly to take on the gun lobby.
Six years after Parkland, no place is safe. We have to do something NOW!
Dozens of officers responding to a shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade.
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In the 24 years since
#Columbine
, there have been 1,670 K-12 school shootings.
An ENTIRE generation has been traumatized by active shooter drills, hoaxes and real school shootings.
These kids are going to have mental and physical scars for life, that we will never comprehend.…
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I heard Ted Cruz declared war on Barbie. 👀
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After Uvalde, Ted Cruz and his fellow Texas Republicans failed our children, our schools, and our communities.
While Ted spends his time playing petty politics, I am running for the U.S. Senate to protect all Texans. Join me:
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Ted Cruz and Ken Paxton are everything that’s wrong with Texas.
And—next year, we are going to defeat Ted at the polls.
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Greg Abbott is a reckless and feeble minded Governor and Ted Cruz is right there with him.
Operation Lone Star has led to women and children drowning at the border.
I called them out today, and I will never stop fighting until they are held accountable.
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After Uvalde, our communities begged Ted Cruz to change the age limit to purchase an AR-15.
He refused.
Ted Cruz and his buddies are bought and paid for by the extremist NRA. Texas deserves better. Next November we are going to defeat him.
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Let me be very clear: ALL materials related to the
#UvaldeMassacre
need to be available to the public IMMEDIATELY.
There is no reason for the delay, other than for Abbott, DPS, and Uvalde DA to run the clock out & not address it during this upcoming session. Disgusting.
#txlege
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I’m the Democrat who is going to send Ted Cruz into an early retirement.
Who’s with me?
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Watch as
@tedcruz
flees reporters because he can’t defend his extremist anti-abortion stance.
I support a woman's right to an abortion, PERIOD. And I’m the Democrat that’s going to defeat Cruz and codify Roe.
Join me:
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Operation Lone Star is a complete waste.
Ted Cruz supports using billions of our taxpayer dollars to drown migrant women and children at the border.
He is cruel and inhumane.
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Yet again in Texas, a celebration ends in a shootout. Loose Republican gun laws are keeping all of us in danger.
VIDEO | Terrifying video captures the moment gunfire broke out at Market Square, killing two people and injuring four. Video taken by Christina Martinez.
STORY:
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Make no mistake: El Paso, San Jacinto, Allen, Uvalde, Santa Fe, Sutherland Springs and EVERY massacre to come is the fault of
@GovAbbott
,
@DanPatrick
,
@DadePhelan
,
@Burrows4TX
and
@RyanGuillen
.
They claim to be “pro-life” while they enable the mass murder of children in
#Texas
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America, I want you to see what’s happening here in Texas.
Republicans are using the courts to control healthcare access for women.
Abortion is a right and when I’m the next U.S. Senator I’ll vote to abolish the filibuster and codify Roe.
BREAKING: Late tonight, the Texas Supreme Court temporarily halted a lower court ruling that would have allowed Kate Cox, our plaintiff with severe pregnancy complications, to have an abortion to protect her health and future fertility.
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I don’t care how powerful Ted Cruz thinks he is; I’m not afraid to call him out.
He failed us after Uvalde.
He failed us when he abandoned Texas for Cancun.
Cruz has done nothing but fail us, and I will defeat him.
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The Lakewood shooter in Houston had prior arrests including assault and unlawful carrying of a weapon.
This person shouldn't have been able to get their hands on a gun, but thanks to Texas Republicans and Ted Cruz's loose gun laws, the shooter was able to carry out this…
The shooter has at least six arrests across almost two decades - charges ranging from assault of a public servant to unlawful possession of a weapon.
Her history of mental illness was well-documented.
She legally purchased the AR-15 used in the attack just two months ago.
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Texas is broken because of MAGA Republicans who would rather see us suffer than address the real issues that affect everyday Texans. I’m not going to stop fighting to fix it.
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Our power grid is broken.
Women’s freedoms are under attack.
Our infrastructure is crumbling.
Kids aren’t safe in Texas schools.
I’m running to solve problems, not create more.
Together, we will defeat Ted Cruz.
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Makenna and her family should have been celebrating her 12th birthday this weekend. But loose Republican gun laws in Texas allowed a teenager to carry out a massacre in her elementary school with an AR-15.
We must raise the age to 21, for Makenna and all gun violence victims.
Today, Apr 19, is the birthday of Makenna Lee Elrod. She would be 12 but died in 2022 at Robb Elem in Uvalde. Makenna ❤️ 🦋 & anything purple, loved to write sweet notes and hide them to be found later by family and friends, and loved dancing, singing, gymnastics, and softball.
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Teachers dedicate their lives to our children.
We have the biggest surplus in
#Texas
history, but teachers aren’t getting a raise in pay.
All of the
@TxDPS
officers that failed
#Uvalde
’s teachers & kids? They get a 5% raise.
Teachers deserve better than this bullshit from the…
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People are demanding change, Democrats and Republicans. It’s not happening because of the
#NRA
, gun manufacturers and the money they're giving to the GOP.
@GregAbbott_TX
wants to be an advocate for them and the people of TX are sick and tired of it.
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Abbott is failing Texas just like he failed
#Uvalde
.
Another session cannot go by where we don’t do anything but say our thoughts and prayers to those who lost their loved ones to mass shootings.
It’s time to
#DoSomethingTexas
!
#txlege
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Everywhere Ted Cruz goes, losses follow.
We don't want Ted at our football games.
We don't want Ted representing us in the Senate.
Texans don't want Ted.
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I am angry. I have been since May 24th. The sheer horror of that day shook me to the core.
What I have seen is impossible to forget. Every lawmaker needs to see the carnage these weapons cause.
#Uvalde
families have fought tirelessly for change so that this won’t happen to…
WATCH: With just 6 days until the first
#Uvalde
anniversary, Sen.
@RolandForTexas
delivers an impassioned speech in the Senate chamber, pleading
@DanPatrick
& Texas Republicans to bring life-saving gun violence prevention bills to a vote.
#txlege
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The January 6th insurrection was one of the worst days in American history.
Despite Ted Cruz's best efforts, democracy prevailed that day, and it will prevail again on November 5th.
The time is now to defeat Cruz and remove him from office.
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I've seen over 400 hours of body camera footage from Uvalde. This was a systemic failure. Each and everyone of those cops failed.
We must face the hard truth. An AR-15 causes death and destruction that is simply unimaginable. We must stop this madness.
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If
@GregAbbottTX
wants to play politics with South Texas, then we're going to continue telling the truth.
Abbott waited hours to respond to Uvalde.
ABBOTT DOESN’T CARE ABOUT TEXANS.
#VOTEABBOTTOUT
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Texas is broken because of 30 years of Republican neglect. We’re gonna fix it together.
Join our fight at !
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I represent Uvalde in the Texas Senate.
As State Senator, I called for Republicans to pass gun reform after the Uvalde massacre.
They refused. Now, I am running to defeat Ted Cruz, abolish the filibuster, and pass gun reform in Congress.
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Today’s DOJ report made it clear: the horrific tragedy in Uvalde was preventable.
I represent this community. I feel the pain. I see the devastation. I’m not going to stop fighting until we eradicate gun violence once and for all. Enough is enough.
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We shouldn’t have to live like this, but we do because Ted Cruz lacks the fortitude to stand up for common sense gun safety legislation like raising the age and red flag laws.
Praying for Chapel Hill this afternoon.
VIDEO: Students jumped out of windows at the University of North Carolina during today's shooting
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Ted Cruz failed to defend his wife, failed to protect his father, and he's let Texans down more times than I can count.
I'm Roland Gutierrez. I have a backbone, and I'm running to be your next Senator.
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Abolish the filibuster.
Ban assault weapons.
Codify abortion rights.
That’s my agenda, and that’s what I will vote for when I defeat Ted Cruz.
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The system is broken when our corrupt Texas Attorney General, who is…
❌ under investigation by the FBI
❌ being sued by whistleblowers,
❌ and under threat of disbarment
…has to take 15 hours of legal ethics education to avoid jail time.
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Galveston County is fired up and ready to fire Cancun Cruz.
Let’s do this Texas!
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Remember when Ted Cruz voted against a $35 cap on insulin purchases?
RT this to make sure every Texan remembers Cruz's actions at the polls.
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I am going to keep fighting for answers in Uvalde.
I am going to keep fighting for a special session.
I am going to keep fighting to hold Greg Abbott and everyone involved accountable.
We must get these weapons of war off the streets and keep our kids safe.
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Loose Republican gun laws are killing our children. We must never have another Uvalde. As your next US Senator, I’m gonna fight like hell to make sure no child ever has to go through this again.
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Today I pre-filed 3 bills for the
#txlege
.
📄SB 144 raises the gun purchasing age limit to 21.
📄SB 145 establishes high risk protective orders.
📄SB 146 creates a state fund for Uvalde victims.
We cannot forget
#Uvalde
.
#protectourchildren
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Right after photos of the children murdered in the Uvalde massacre, Ted Cruz questioned the need for gun reform.
He’s abhorrent. Texas, and America, deserve better.
I’m going to defeat him.
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.
@BetoORourke
captures the anger and frustration that so many of us feel when people like this heckler and
@GovAbbott
show no compassion for Uvalde victims and their families.
.
@BetoORourke
to a Greg Abbott supporter who laughed when the gubernatorial candidate mentioned the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas: “It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.”
#txlege
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BREAKING: Today I was able to notify the
#Uvalde
families that their bills would FINALLY get a hearing in the
#Texas
House on Tuesday.
THANK YOU Rep. Tracy King, Chairman
@RyanGuillen
, and Speaker
@DadePhelan
for your commitment to justice for the 21 beautiful lives taken from…
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Ban the sale of assault weapons.
Abolish the filibuster.
Protect Texans. Pass it on.
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