#Texas Governor #GregAbbott is threatening to expel any #Democratic legislators who don’t show up to the #TexasCapitol by Monday afternoon—after #Democrats fled the state to stop a vote on #Republicans’ obviously #gerrymandered congressional #maps. newrepublic.com/post/198760/...

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Greg Abbott Goes Full Authoritarian in Wild Threat to Democrats

The Texas governor is threatening Democrats who don’t show up to the Capitol to vote on his gerrymandered maps.

The New Republic

Dozens of trans people and their allies gathered in the outdoor Capitol rotunda Friday, chanting at the top of their lungs: They will not erase us. The next day, the Texas House preliminarily passed a bill that aims to do just that.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2025/05/12/521046/texas-house-votes-to-strictly-define-man-and-woman-excluding-trans-people-from-state-records/

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Texas House votes to strictly define man and woman, excluding trans people from state records

If it becomes law, the bill would define sex based on reproductive organs and require state documents and policies to comply with that framework.

Houston Public Media
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