Eight Dems from the TX house are being held against their will by the dirtbag fascist piece of shit #TXGOP who are such ass-kissing shit-eating cowards that they are resorting to illegal tactics to gerrymander so they can steal elections since they’re too spineless to win on their own merits.
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Eight House Democratic members will be forced back onto the floor tonight after publicly tearing up the Republican-mandated “permission slips” required to leave the chamber. They will remain there, held against their will.

Bluesky Social
What is there to hide? Texas Republicans across the board voted against full transparency to protect their leader. Do they work for him or you? #Texas #Epstein #EpsteinClientList #TXGOP #progressive
@JamesK
The #TXGOP grift is strong.

#GOP cannibals threaten to eat their own if they don't prostate themselves, obey in advance (but it ain't just #Texas):

#TXGOP plays hardball agnst its own mbrs in intraparty fight over election of next speaker:

“Before the Republican Party of #Texas sends any direct mail into your district I wanted an opportunity to personally connect about your public position on the speakers race."
https://www.alternet.org/Bank/dustin-burrows/

Straight from the horse's mouth - the wonderful Texas Trib:
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/12/16/dustin-burrows-texas-house-speaker/?utm_campaign=trib-social&utm_content=1734364766&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Intraparty infighting rocks Texas GOP

"Texas GOP threatens House members who support Dustin Burrows in speaker race with attack mailers" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.Sign u...

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Maybe it has something to do with state capitols obsessed with criminalizing #women and #LGBTQ people instead of building their #economy...just a guess, #FLGOP & #TXGOP....

https://www.newsweek.com/housing-market-entering-crash-stage-multiple-cities-1920530

Housing Market Entering 'Crash Stage' in Multiple Cities

Nick Gerli, CEO of Reventure, says that certain markets in Texas and Florida are experiencing price drops which could soon spread to the entire country.

Newsweek
@LaNaehForaday
Do #TXGOP Ted #CancunCruz or John Cornyn believe that #ClimateChange is real yet?

#TXGOP Sen.
Ted #CancunCruz wrote an amendment to give lawmakers a police escort through public airports—three years after he was caught fleeing to Cancún.

He stuffed it into a must-pass FAA bill that HIS committee (he’s the top Republican) oversees.

🧵2/2 Kate Cox is like everyone in America: disgusted by Ken Paxton, Greg Abbott, the Texas Supreme Court & the #TxGOP.

#StandWithKateCox #BodilyAutonomy #AbortionIsHealthCare #ProChoice #Abortion #AbortionRights #ABlueView

Cartoon: The Texas GOP

The Texas Tribune reported Saturday that the Texas GOP executive committee rejected a proposed ban on associating with Nazi sympathizers and Holocaust deniers. This comes in the wake of another ...

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