Suanne and I at the Texas Master Naturalist conference!

Good news: our whackadoodle Rep. Chip Roy won't run again. Bad news: he's running for TX AttyGen. Hoping @nirenberg.net will declare for CD21. www.texastribune.org/2025/08/21/c...

Mail-in ballots let seniors, working parents, and service members cast their ballots safely. Trump’s push to ban them is voter suppression. Plain and simple.

Voters are supposed to choose their elected representatives—not the other way around. Texas Republicans are trying to protect themselves because they know how unpopular their agenda is. Democrats cannot unilaterally step down.

BREAKING: At Trump’s request, Texas Republicans voted to rig our elections. These maps drag us back to the 1950s, stripping minority communities of fair representation. Authoritarianism is here—and we’re going to keep fighting like hell for our state and country. #txlege

We’re wishing our Texas students luck as they return to school this month! Texas Democrats will always be here to fight for Texas families’ right to quality public schools. We are excited to see our young and bright Texas minds exercising their right to education this school year!

Doctors can discriminate against patients over their political beliefs or marital status, per the Trump administration's new guidelines for VA hospitals. app.sosha.ai/s/WqC04KL6

Nicole Collier (and now 6 others) will spend another night locked up in the Texas House Chamber. #FloodTheZone @kendalltxdemocrats.bsky.social

"I'm not going to be part of that process that gives [Trump] more reinforcement to harm my community and my people." Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier is being held in the State Capitol for refusing to comply with a Republican demand that she allow herself to be chaperoned by police.

Stand strong Rep. Collier.

Why isn't this wrongful imprisonment??? She's a duly elected representative exercising her duties. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

The Senate Redistricting Comm is holding TWO public hearings on SUNDAY, August 17 (4pm) and MONDAY, August 18 (1pm). You can submit your virtual testimony opposing this map here: senate.texas.gov/redistrictin.... You must submit your testimony prior to the close of the committee hearing.

Texas House Rep. Aicha Davis (D-Dal) shared some stats about the new redistricting map: Provides 1 representative for every 445,000 White voters, 1 representative for every 1.4 MILL Hispanic voters. 1 representative for every 2 MILL Black voters. It’s racist voter disenfranchisement at its worst.

It's not just Medicaid: The GOP cuts in Trump's reconciliation bill will also impact Medicare. app.sosha.ai/s/oI1USFEW

We're not going to bend the knee. We're going to stand and fight wherever we have to — from the state house to the court house, from Texas to California. Proud to stand with so many today who are willing to fight for this country at its moment of truth! www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RYf...

The Senate Redistricting Comm is holding TWO public hearings on SUNDAY, August 17 (4pm) and MONDAY, August 18 (1pm). You can submit virtual testimony opposing this horrible map here: senate.texas.gov/redistrictin.... You must submit your testimony prior to the close of the committee hearing.

You can’t assert the former without the latter also being true.

#kendallcountytxdemocraticparty #boerneareademocrats #texasdemocraticparty

Gerrymandering: modern-day voter suppression. The Voting Rights Act was meant to stop this, yet communities of color are still being carved out of power. Restore the VRA and put an end to discriminatory redistricting. #texasdemocraticparty #kendallcountytxdemocraticparty #boerneareademocrats

Hold strong. The people of Texas and our fellow Americans have your backs.

These guys are in full panic mode.

“To see so many people who frankly give a shit about their country, it really warms my heart. I’m trying really hard not to cry.” “Why this fight is so important is because there’s only one thing left for them to take, and that is our power.” - Texas House Democratic leader Gene Wu

👇👇THIS is why they needed to leave. 👊👊

This has baffled me since they started using it as a pejorative. I'm *proud* to be awakened to the suffering and challenges of others.

They’re trying to jail me to silence anyone who has the courage to fight back. We will not back down. We will not be intimidated. We will fight these corrupt thugs with everything we’ve got.

This is Archibald. He's been holding in a sneeze since last September. Finally let it loose. 13/10 bless you buddy

The whole health care system is at risk because of the Medicaid cuts in Trump's reconciliation bill. app.sosha.ai/s/Yd7cuXqW

You gotta know when to hold ‘em! Democrats are holding Republicans accountable for their attempts to rig our elections. #texasdemocraticparty #kendallcountytxdemocraticparty #boerneareademocrats

Trump: We're going to be adding a magnificent ballroom—most beautiful ballroom, I think, anywhere. We need it. Meiselas: We need it? No, we literally don’t. We need health care. We need affordable housing. We need an end to wars. We need peace in Gaza. We don’t need a ballroom.

the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back

The Republicans released their redistricting map. The graphic shows the new districts in red/blue so you can see how skewed the entire thing is. Map here: dvr.capitol.texas.gov/Congress/73/... Read the Texas Tribune article: www.texastribune.org/2025/07/30/t...

Trump lashes out after poor economic numbers by firing the government official who collects jobs statistics. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

@johnpavlovitz.bsky.social your design company? You'd sell out in minutes. 😁

Timeline-cleanse story! 🎉🎉 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Greg Abbott called a special session—at Trump’s request—to rig Texas’s congressional map before 2026. TX-09, TX-18, TX-29 & TX-33 are safe Democratic seats, now under attack. Texas Democrats won’t back down. Help us fight: txdem.co/redistrictin.... #texasdemocraticparty

“A House Democratic super PAC is looking to raise tens of millions of dollars to challenge Texas Republicans next year as the GOP looks to redraw congressional maps in the state in a bid to offset losses in the 2026 midterms.” Full story: thehill.com/homenews/cam...

Pritzker: "It's cheating. Donald Trump is a cheater. He cheats on his wives. He cheats at golf. And now he's trying to cheat the American people out of their votes."

So #Texas Republicans are outraged at the quorum breaking Democrats? Where was their outrage after Uvalde? Where was their outrage after the electrical grid failure during the freeze? Where is their outrage over the flooding disaster? What hypocrisy!

@genefortexas.bsky.social: "We're buying time for Texans to wake up... To not only deal with TX but deal w/ this in every other state. If ppl who lie, cheat, and steal are allowed to win the day, that is the end of our country... Get off your ass! This is our last shot at saving the American dream."

Don’t let this die. Keep elevating this.

Don’t let this fade away

Donald Trump and Greg Abbott don’t get to choose your representation for you. When they do, America has a problem. Voters choose their lawmakers, not the other way around.

The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed. Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.

First they came for immigrants, then scientists, then park rangers, then disaster response pros. Now ...women. Wake up, gals, and #RESIST!

Trump expects us to bend the knee and let him steal 5 Congressional seats. Our knees don’t bend in Texas.

Our Comfort Area Democrats, Independents & Others (CADIO) group held a school drive July 25 at the Comfort Library. Food, clothing, school supplies and backpacks went to Comfort Baptist Church and Immanuel Lutheran Church programs. #boerneareademocrats #kendallcountytxdemocraticparty #cadio

This library needs your support today! Please sign the petition and help @everylibrary.bsky.social fight for libraries in the United States. www.fightforthefirst.org/petitions/sa... @everylibrary.bsky.social

Donald Trump and Greg Abbott don’t get to choose your representation for you. When they do, America has a problem. Voters choose their lawmakers, not the other way around. #txlege #boerneareademocrats #kendallcountytxdemocraticparty

It’s not normal for a governor to remove elected reps for a disgraced president.  We must treat these actions with the seriousness they demand.  Chairman Wu is the leader Texas needs, someone who fights for Texas and does not bend to DC.

Anyone wanting to make donations to fund the expenses that the quorum break Texas Democrats are incurring can donate at poweredxpeople.org . #RESIST