Laura Bray
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Writer, Photographer, Artist, Master Naturalist
Suanne and I at the Texas Master Naturalist conference!
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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...
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U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, Paxton aide turned foe, to run for Texas attorney general
It will be the first test of whether Royâs at times frosty relationship with President Trump â and his turn against Paxton â can withstand scrutiny in a statewide primary.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/21/chip-roy-attorney-general-republican-primary-2026-paxton/
3 months ago
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Congressman Greg Casar
3 months ago
Mail-in ballots let seniors, working parents, and service members cast their ballots safely. Trumpâs push to ban them is voter suppression. Plain and simple.
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Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machines
Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machines. But legal experts say he lacks the constitutional authority to do so.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/18/nx-s1-5506210/trump-mail-in-ballots-ban
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Amy Klobuchar
3 months ago
Voters are supposed to choose their elected representativesânot the other way around. Texas Republicans are trying to protect themselves because they know how unpopular their agenda is. Democrats cannot unilaterally step down.
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Texas Democrats
3 months ago
BREAKING: At Trumpâs request, Texas Republicans voted to rig our elections. These maps drag us back to the 1950s, stripping minority communities of fair representation. Authoritarianism is hereâand weâre going to keep fighting like hell for our state and country.
#txlege
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Weâre wishing our Texas students luck as they return to school this month! Texas Democrats will always be here to fight for Texas familiesâ right to quality public schools. We are excited to see our young and bright Texas minds exercising their right to education this school year!
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3 months ago
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
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Trump's VA lets doctors discriminate against patients
https://app.sosha.ai/s/WqC04KL6
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Nicole Collier (and now 6 others) will spend another night locked up in the Texas House Chamber.
#FloodTheZone
@kendalltxdemocrats.bsky.social
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MaddowBlog
3 months ago
"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.
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Sherrilyn Ifill
3 months ago
Stand strong Rep. Collier.
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Why isn't this wrongful imprisonment??? She's a duly elected representative exercising her duties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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Texas Democratic legislator to stay in State Capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave
State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth said she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber until the House reconvenes Wednesday morning.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/texas-democratic-legislator-stay-state-capitol-refusing-law-enforcemen-rcna225730
3 months ago
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Laura Bray
3 months ago
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.
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The Texas State Senate â E-mail Comment Form
https://senate.texas.gov/redistrictingcomment/
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Laura Bray
3 months ago
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. Itâs racist voter disenfranchisement at its worst.
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3 months ago
It's not just Medicaid: The GOP cuts in Trump's reconciliation bill will also impact Medicare.
app.sosha.ai/s/oI1USFEW
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Trump cuts Medicare, too
https://app.sosha.ai/s/oI1USFEW
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Beto OâRourke
3 months ago
We're not going to bend the knee. We're going to stand and fight wherever we have to â 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...
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Fight on every front, everywhere across this country
YouTube video by Beto O'Rourke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RYfnf0LG_o
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Laura Bray
3 months ago
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.
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The Texas State Senate â E-mail Comment Form
https://senate.texas.gov/redistrictingcomment/
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George Takei
3 months ago
You canât assert the former without the latter also being true.
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3 months ago
#kendallcountytxdemocraticparty
#boerneareademocrats
#texasdemocraticparty
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Laura Bray
3 months ago
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
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Beto OâRourke
3 months ago
Hold strong. The people of Texas and our fellow Americans have your backs.
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Beto OâRourke
3 months ago
These guys are in full panic mode.
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Indivisible âđ
3 months ago
âTo see so many people who frankly give a shit about their country, it really warms my heart. Iâm trying really hard not to cry.â âWhy this fight is so important is because thereâs only one thing left for them to take, and that is our power.â - Texas House Democratic leader Gene Wu
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đđTHIS is why they needed to leave. đđ
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3 months ago
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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.
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3 months ago
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Beto OâRourke
3 months ago
Theyâre 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 weâve got.
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WeRateDogs
3 months ago
This is Archibald. He's been holding in a sneeze since last September. Finally let it loose. 13/10 bless you buddy
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3 months ago
The whole health care system is at risk because of the Medicaid cuts in Trump's reconciliation bill.
app.sosha.ai/s/Yd7cuXqW
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Trump's Medicaid cuts cause chaos
https://app.sosha.ai/s/Yd7cuXqW
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Laura Bray
3 months ago
You gotta know when to hold âem! Democrats are holding Republicans accountable for their attempts to rig our elections.
#texasdemocraticparty
#kendallcountytxdemocraticparty
#boerneareademocrats
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MeidasTouch
3 months ago
Trump: We're going to be adding a magnificent ballroomâmost beautiful ballroom, I think, anywhere. We need it. Meiselas: We need it? No, we literally donât. We need health care. We need affordable housing. We need an end to wars. We need peace in Gaza. We donât need a ballroom.
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the Mountain Goats
3 months ago
the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless â a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class â is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you donât like the results, put it back
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3 months ago
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...
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Laura Bray
3 months ago
Trump lashes out after poor economic numbers by firing the government official who collects jobs statistics.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
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Trump fires statistics chief after soft jobs report
The monthly jobs report showed just 73,000 jobs in July, with big reductions to May's and June's numbers
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/01/trump-firing-bureau-labor-statistics-chief-jobs-report-00488960
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@johnpavlovitz.bsky.social
your design company? You'd sell out in minutes. đ
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3 months ago
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Timeline-cleanse story! đđ
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Jen Pawol becomes first woman to umpire Major League Baseball game
Jen Pawol donated her hat to a baseball museum after her history-making game on Saturday.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62wg6djz35o
3 months ago
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Laura Bray
4 months ago
Greg Abbott called a special sessionâat Trumpâs requestâto rig Texasâs congressional map before 2026. TX-09, TX-18, TX-29 & TX-33 are safe Democratic seats, now under attack. Texas Democrats wonât back down. Help us fight:
txdem.co/redistrictin...
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Donate to Texas Democratic Party
Show your support with a contribution.
https://txdem.co/redistricting-defense
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4 months ago
âA 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.â Full story:
thehill.com/homenews/cam...
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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5423981-lone-star-fund-texas-redistricting/
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Aaron Rupar
4 months ago
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."
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Sara Spector
4 months ago
So
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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!
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Brian Tyler Cohen
4 months ago
@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."
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Sherrilyn Ifill
4 months ago
Donât let this die. Keep elevating this.
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The Tennessee Holler
4 months ago
Donât let this fade away
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Bexar County Democratic Party
4 months ago
Donald Trump and Greg Abbott donât get to choose your representation for you. When they do, America has a problem. Voters choose their lawmakers, not the other way around.
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Nicholas Grossman
4 months ago
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.
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First they came for immigrants, then scientists, then park rangers, then disaster response pros. Now ...women. Wake up, gals, and
#RESIST
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4 months ago
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Beto OâRourke
4 months ago
Trump expects us to bend the knee and let him steal 5 Congressional seats. Our knees donât bend in Texas.
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4 months ago
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
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4 months ago
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...
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Say No to Defunding Corpus Christi Public Libraries
The mission of CCPL is to improve literacy, enhance knowledge and create a sense of community by making useful information easily accessible to the Corpus Christi area. Itâs a mission impossible when ...
https://www.fightforthefirst.org/petitions/say-no-to-defunding-corpus-christi-public-libraries?source=bluesky-share-button&utm_source=bluesky&share=bae957fe-140f-4f89-8811-5d919f4b6b67
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Laura Bray
4 months ago
Donald Trump and Greg Abbott donât 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
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Bexar County Democratic Party
4 months ago
Itâs 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.
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Anyone wanting to make donations to fund the expenses that the quorum break Texas Democrats are incurring can donate at
poweredxpeople.org
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#RESIST
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Powered by People will organize grassroots volunteers to do the tough, necessary work right here in Texas.
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