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“She Supports #Trump’s Anti-Immigration Policies. #Texas Incorrectly Flagged Her as a “Noncitizen” on Its Voting Rolls.
Mary Howard-Elley is the 10th U.S. citizen identified by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Votebeat whose registration was canceled after her citizenship was questioned. Her saga shows how tough it can be for eligible voters to get reinstated”
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/29/texas-noncitizen-voter-roll-removal-mary-howard-elley
This Trump supporter was labeled a noncitizen and kicked off Texas’ voter rolls
Mary Howard-Elley is the 10th U.S. citizen identified by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Votebeat whose registration was canceled after her citizenship was questioned. Her saga shows how tough it can be for eligible voters to get reinstated.Lexi Churchill (The Texas Tribune)
Via DemocracyDocket:
NEW: Three #Texas Republicans file a lawsuit to remove tens of thousands of voters from the rolls in Harris County — the state's most populous county and a Democratic stronghold — as voters are already casting ballots. https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/texas-harris-county-voter-roll-maintenance-challenge/
Court Cases - Texas Harris County Voter Roll Maintenance Challenge - Democracy Docket
Democracy Docket tracks lawsuits across the country that will impact the future of voting rights. Learn more about what’s on the docket.Democracy Docket
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#Harris in #Texas #ReproductiveFreedom
*Global superstar #Beyoncé endorses #KamalaHarris for #US President*:
The 6 largest cities in #Texas:
#Houston
#Dallas
#FortWorth
#Austin
#SanAntonio
#ElPaso
Of the 6 largest newspapers in the state, how many endorsed #CarnivalCruz over #CollinAllred?
ZERO.
How many endorsed #Allred?
ALL OF THEM.
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#Harris in #Texas #ReproductiveFreedom
*Global superstar #Beyoncé endorses #KamalaHarris for #US President*
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...my children and all of our children live in,” Beyoncé said. “A world where we have freedom to control our bodies, a world where we’re not divided.” 1)
Harris and Beyoncé ignite a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Trump
Kamala Harris and Beyoncé ignited a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Donald Trump on Friday. The superstar told the Democratic nominee’s biggest crowd ever that it was “time to sing a new song.COLLEEN LONG (AP News)
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#Harris in #Texas #ReproductiveFreedom
*Global superstar #Beyoncé endorses #KamalaHarris for #US President*
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...the men and women in this room, and watching around the country,
we need you,” Beyoncé said in a rare political appearance. The megastar’s speech was lofty, joyful and optimistic — a temper to the seriousness of the topic and of the message Harris was there to bring..." 1)
“I’m here as a mother, a mother who cares deeply about the world...
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#Harris in #Texas #ReproductiveFreedom
*Global superstar #Beyoncé endorses #KamalaHarris for #US President*
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👉I found the heart-wrenching story of the victim of #Texas' Draconian abortion laws particularly captivating.👈 It embodied the fate that might befall any American woman and girl of childbearing age, if the fascist #Donald Trump should be re-elected to office on November 5th
Via #AP
👉"It is time to sing a new song” 👈
“For all...
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Via Dan Pfeiffer:
This is a smart way to draw attention to what access to abortion could look like across America if #Trump wins.
It is not a play to win #Texas. And the fact that people are reacting this way shows that its a great way to get attention -- the most valuable resource at this stage
Sam Stein:
#Harris will head to TEXAS on Friday. Will campaign with Allred. Will focus on #abortion policy
This time, it might be true. According to NBC News, three sources have confirmed that Beyoncé will appear at Kamala Harris's Houston event tomorrow, and one source says she'll perform. It's not the Houston-born superstar's first foray into Democratic politics: She sang at Obama's first inauguration in 2008, and performed at an Ohio rally for Hillary Clinton in the final days of her 2016 presidential bid. Texas isn't expected to be competitive for Harris, but the Senate race is tightening between Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Colin Allred. Here's more.
#USElection #KamalaHarris #Politics #Music #Beyonce #Houston #Texas
Beyoncé expected to perform at Harris rally in Houston
Pop superstar Beyoncé will appear with Vice President Kamala Harris at her event in Houston on Friday evening, according to three sources familiar with the plans.Kelly O'Donnell (NBC News)
“#Texas county reversed decision to place Colonization & the Wampanoag Story, a children’s history book about Native American experience, in fiction category at local libraries.
The decision drew the ire of the world’s largest publishers, literary freedom groups & community members.
…reclassified after creating a citizen review committee, making the committee’s meetings secret & removing librarians from deliberations–changes driven by a conservative Christian group”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/23/texas-indigenous-book-montgomery-libraries
Texas county reverses classification of Indigenous history book as fiction
Citizen review committee will be created after decision ‘outraged’ advocates and community near HoustonJessica Glenza (The Guardian)
I LOVE that she's being so STRATEGIC about Texas and I hope to HELL that @colinallredtx is able to capitalize on this and help us save the US SENATE!!!
#KamalaHarris #harriswalz2024 #WhenWeFightWeWin #Forward #Texas #election2024 #uspol #uspolitics @KamalaHarrisWin
Harris campaigns in Texas to highlight state's abortion ban
Vice President Kamala Harris plans to head to reliably Republican Texas just 10 days before Election Day to try to refocus her campaign against former President Donald Trump on reproductive care.ZEKE MILLER (AP News)
“Quite frankly, we reviewed this case in detail, fully expected that this law would provide relief, and that has not happened.”
Just out: Robert Roberson is scheduled to be executed today, based on a conviction that hinges on faulty science, and despite widespread pleading for clemency from lawyers and legislators. https://www.texasobserver.org/robert-roberson-subpoena-execution/
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Legislators, Attorneys Urge State to Halt Execution of Potentially Innocent Man
If efforts fail, Robert Roberson would be the first man executed in America for a murder conviction based on the controversial “shaken baby syndrome” diagnosis.Michelle Pitcher (The Texas Observer)
Colin Allred absolutely crushed Ted Cruz in the #Texas #USSenate debate last night!
Watch the #NFL veteran linebacker sack and completely flatten soon-to-be former #Senator Cruz on live TV!
Texas voters, make sure to vote for #ColinAllred, and help keep the #Senate blue!
https://colinallred.com/
https://x.com/ColinAllredTX
#Election2024 #VoteBlue #KeepTheSenate
Ted Cruz, Colin Allred clash on abortion, border, transgender rights in US Senate debate
Cruz, a staunch conservative, is locked in a tight race with Allred.Oren Oppenheim (ABC News)
“Paxton’s impeachment may have lit the match, but this fight is fueled by the far right’s years-long desire to incinerate what remains of bipartisan comity in the lower chamber and rebuild the House in the image of Patrick’s Senate, where authoritarian rule is put to proper use.” https://www.texasobserver.org/speaker-phelan-gop-lege-2025/
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Speaker Boxing: Is Phelan Failin', or Will the Far Right Fall Short Again?
The Paxton impeachment may have lit the match, but this fight is fueled by a yearslong campaign to incinerate what remains of bipartisan comity in the lower chamber.Justin Miller (The Texas Observer)
Greg Abbott is preparing to execute an innocent man on October 17.
Robert Roberson loses one of his final appeals to stop Texas execution
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/11/robert-roberson-texas-execution-appeal/
#GregAbbott #Texas #RobertRobertson #Autism
Robert Roberson loses his appeal to stop Texas execution
The state’s highest criminal court’s refusal to stay the Oct. 17 execution leaves the Palestine man with few options amid widespread support for clemency.Kayla Guo (The Texas Tribune)
In Texas’ Third-Largest County, the Far Right’s Vision for Local Governing Has Come to Life
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From cutting social services to changing #election rules, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach. His term offers a rare look at what happens when hard-liners exert influence in a battleground county.
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Tim O’Hare’s Rise in Texas Shows the Far Right’s Vision for Local Government
From cutting social services to changing election rules, the Tarrant County judge has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach. His term offers a rare look at what happens when hard-liners exert influence in a battleground county.ProPublica
In Texas’ third-largest county, the far right’s vision for local governing has come to life.
@ProPublica and @texastribune report: "Tim O’Hare’s leadership in Tarrant County, Texas, gives a glimpse of far-right priorities: cutting programs for at-risk youth, targeting elections and stifling dissent. Home to 2.2 million people and the city of Fort Worth, [the county] is the most significant political battleground between Republicans and Democrats in Texas."
#Texas #USPolitics #FarRight #Politics #Conservatives #Election
Tim O’Hare’s Rise in Texas Shows the Far Right’s Vision for Local Government
From cutting social services to changing election rules, the Tarrant County judge has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach. His term offers a rare look at what happens when hard-liners exert influence in a battleground county.ProPublica
#Texas has stripped Medicaid coverage from 2 million people, most of them children.
ProPublica and @Texas_Tribune found that disenrollment mistakes were preventable and foreshadowed by warnings from the federal government, whistleblowers and advocates.
More: https://propub.li/3zIzjLk
Texas Ignored Medicaid Enrollment Guidance and Warnings, Records Show
The decision to buck federal government guidelines was one of many that led to serious repercussions for Texas residents who rely on Medicaid. Among them were children forced to forgo or postpone lifesaving operations, doctors say.ProPublica
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...issued decisions greenlighting every one of these eventualities. While some were put on ice by the #SupremeCourt, others remain in effect in #Texas, #Louisiana, and #Mississippi, the three states the circuit covers.
In those states, women have no right to end pregnancies that threaten their health, the enforcement powers of dozens of federal agencies are in doubt, and protest organizers are vulnerable to legal retribution. Other...
WASHINGTON (AP) —“ #SCOTUS on Monday let stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate the law in #Texas, which has one of the country’s strictest #abortion bans.
Without detailing their reasoning, the justices kept in place a lower court order that said hospitals cannot be required to provide pregnancy terminations that would violate Texas law” https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-emergency-abortion-texas-bf79fafceba4ab9df9df2489e5d43e72?taid=6703e77b7aa3400001ed4e75&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter
Supreme Court lets a Texas emergency abortion ban stand
The Supreme Court has let stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate the law in Texas, which has one of the country’s strictest abortion bans.LINDSAY WHITEHURST (AP News)
"Texas has surpassed 18 million registered voters for the first time as an increasingly urban and diverse population reshapes the state’s political landscape and pushes the GOP to retool its decades-old playbook to keep a grip on the state.
The state’s voter registration rolls are expanding at a quicker pace than other fast-growing southern states like Florida, North Carolina and Georgia."
#CivicEngagement #VoterRegistration #elections #elections2024 #USpol #texas
Definitely not *#Christian*
How Two #Billionaire #Preachers Remade #Texas #Politics
They control #Republican politics in the state. Now they’re poised to take their theocratic agenda nationwide.
#radicalization #extremism #FarRight #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/magazine/texas-politics-billionaire-preachers.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
Carla Gates holding a picture of her husband Eugene Gates Jr., a 36 year veteran of the #USPS #USA #Postal Service, who died last year delivering mail when the heat index was 113 degrees Fahrenheit
The USPS disciplined Eugene weeks before he died for taking too long on his route in the heat wave. Carla found out later #Heat Illness Prevention training he should have received was falsified by postal management
#climatechange #climatecrisis #globalwarming #dallas #texas
Widow of North Texas postal worker who died of heat-related illness says not enough is done to keep workers safe
Eugene Gates Jr. collapsed last year while delivering mail on a day when the heat index reached 113 degrees. A year later, his widow worries that it will happen again if something doesn't change.Brooke Rogers (CBS Texas)
Ted Cruz's “#FetalPersonhood” measures could outlaw not just #IVF, but access to #BirthControl. He is too extreme for #Texas.
#TX can trust #ColinAllred to make #RoeVWade the law of the land.
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Key Provision of Texas’ Omnibus Voter Suppression Law - Democracy Docket
A federal judge struck down a key provision of Texas’ 2021 omnibus voter suppression legislation.Democracy Docket