Colin Allred
@colinallredtx.bsky.social
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Dad, 4th generation Texan, former NFL linebacker, running to represent TX-33.
Last day to apply to vote by mail. Don’t wait — make sure your application is in on time so your voice can be heard in this election.
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ICE is already terrorizing our communities. Families are afraid to go to work, school, church, and the grocery store. And Ken Paxton’s response? Threatening our sheriff for not helping Trump terrorize families fast enough. [Continued]
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Paxton demands Dallas County sheriff enter ICE agreement
Sheriff Marian Brown said her office, which already cooperates with federal immigration authorities, has until Dec. 1 to act.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/13/texas-ice-agreement-paxton-dallas-county-sheriff-investigation/
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A Texas father and DACA recipient doesn't know if he'll be ripped from his 2-month-old son. Again. Dreamers are Texans. They built lives, families, and futures here. We need to protect DACA and create a real path to citizenship. Terrorizing families is not a policy.
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Deported, then returned to Texas, DACA recipient is in limbo
JosĂ© Contreras DĂaz was one of hundreds of DACA recipients the Trump administration targeted for deportation. He’s one of a few the federal government has allowed to return.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/13/texas-daca-deported-released-jose-contreras-honduras/
4 days ago
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Grateful to have the support of the Muslim Democratic Caucus. Together, we will continue the fight for a Texas where every community is respected, represented, and has a voice in our democracy.
5 days ago
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These truckers followed the rules, worked hard, and helped keep our economy moving. Texas Republicans' response? Strip their licenses with no warning, no due process, and no path forward. We should be making it easier for working families to get ahead, not tearing them down.
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Texas truckers struggle after noncitizen licenses canceled
Texas was among the first states to heed Trump administration directives to revoke commercial driver’s licenses from some immigrants as a safety measure.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/11/texas-cdl-cancel-noncitizen-truck-drivers-struggle/
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A Grand Prairie firefighter has spent years serving her community. Now her husband, a Venezuelan asylum seeker with no criminal record, is in ICE custody after a routine check-in. ICE is wreaking havoc in our communities and tearing families apart. Texans deserve better.
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Grand Prairie firefighter’s husband detained by ICE after routine check-in
A Grand Prairie firefighter is pleading for the release of her husband, a Venezuelan asylum seeker with no criminal record who was detained by ICE during a routine immigration check-in.
https://www.fox4news.com/news/grand-prairie-firefighters-husband-detained-ice-after-routine-check-in.amp
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Dallas, we’re hitting the doors tomorrow. Join Team Allred and
@jasmineforus.bsky.social
for our volunteer meet-up as we talk to voters, build momentum, and fight for a government that actually works for working families. Every conversation matters. See y’all there.
9 days ago
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Abbott threatening to cut public safety funding over an Eid celebration is not leadership — it’s political intimidation. Texas families should be able to celebrate their faith without the governor turning them into a target. Religious freedom means religious freedom for everyone.
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Grand Prairie cancels Muslim event at water park after Abbott threatens funding
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to pull thousands in state funding from Grand Prairie if the city-owned water park hosted a private event for Muslims.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/faith/article/abbott-threatens-grand-prairie-s-funding-muslim-22245060.php
10 days ago
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Proud to join the AFL-CIO for their International Workers Day Celebration and stand with the union members, organizers, and working families who keep our communities moving. The fight for fair wages and the right to organize is far from over, and I’ll always be on the side of workers.
10 days ago
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Happy AAPI Heritage Month! This month, we celebrate the generations of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities who have shaped Texas and our country through their leadership, service, and resilience.
10 days ago
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We can’t just rely on the progress of the past. It’s time for a new civil rights movement. We’re not going back.
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11 days ago
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¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo! 🎉 Today, we honor the courage and resilience behind this day, and celebrate the families, workers, small business owners, veterans, teachers, and community leaders who make Texas what it is.
12 days ago
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This past weekend, I joined members of our community for the LULAC breakfast. I’m grateful for the chance to hear directly from our community leaders about concerns families are facing. These conversations matter, and I’ll keep showing up, listening, and fighting for our communities.
12 days ago
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The Supreme Court has intentionally weakened the Voting Rights Act. Donald Trump wants to strip Texas of representation. I spoke about what’s at stake for Texas voters and what I will do about it. We are not going back.
northdallasgazette.com/2026/05/02/a...
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Allred Raises the Alarm Over Voting Rights at Trailblazer Luncheon in Dallas - North Dallas Gazette
The South Dallas Business & Professional Women’s Club (SDBPWC) held its 62nd annual V. Alyce Foster Trailblazer Awards Luncheon on Saturday, May 2 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel. Colin Allred was the key...
https://northdallasgazette.com/2026/05/02/allred-raises-the-alarm-over-voting-rights-at-trailblazer-luncheon-in-dallas/
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ICE detained three Texas kids — ages 12, 14, and 18 — at a routine check-in. They were here legally, with an open asylum case. They did everything right. This is what ICE has become: an agency that terrorizes families, not one that makes us safer. We must abolish ICE.
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Kacey Musgraves Taps Mariachi Brothers Detained by ICE to Open Texas Shows
Gámez-Cuéllar brothers, Antonio, Caleb and Joshua, will play at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Texas, for Kacey Musgraves' Middle of Nowhere tour.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/kacey-musgraves-mariachi-brothers-open-texas-shows-1235554945/
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We need leaders who stand up to the billionaires and the bullies. That’s why I’m running for Congress, and I’m honored to receive an endorsement from @TexasAFLCIO COPE and @northtxlabor! Working together, we’ll put Texas
#WorkersOverBillionaires
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18 days ago
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Proud to receive the endorsement of my friend
@jasmineforus.bsky.social
Jasmine has never been afraid to speak truth to power and fight for our communities. I’m grateful to have her support in this fight to lower costs, protect our rights, and deliver real leadership for Texas.
18 days ago
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As someone with deep roots in the Rio Grande Valley, I know our border communities personally — and I know that what’s happening right now isn’t keeping anyone safer. [Continued in replies]
18 days ago
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Texas, the voter registration deadline is here! Make sure you’re registered, check your status, and help your friends and family do the same. Our future is on the ballot, and we can’t afford to sit this one out.
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This is horrifying. A man who says he is a U.S. citizen was deported to Mexico after a routine traffic stop in Central Texas. This is what happens when ICE has zero guardrails, training, and accountability. This institution is far from reform and beyond saving. We must abolish ICE.
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ICE deported man to Mexico who says he’s a U.S. citizen
Brian JosĂ© Morales GarcĂa has a birth certificate showing he was born in Denver. ICE agents accused him of lying and says he entered the country illegally.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/23/texas-united-states-citizen-deported-ice-detention-brian-morales/?utm_source=thetexastribune.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=top-story-ice-deported-man-who-says-he-s-a-u-s-citizen-after-traffic-stop-in-central-texas&_bhlid=3e10c951318e84a36d57f3fbc5bbcc062cd91054
23 days ago
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Hi, Y’all— it’s Aly here. Happy birthday to my incredible husband. We love you and are so grateful for you. ❤️
about 1 month ago
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Trump's reckless war is why you're paying more at the pump, the airport, and the grocery store. Working families deserve better, and I won't stop fighting for them.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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When will prices come down for gas, air travel and strawberries?
The president temporarily suspended strikes on Iran, but Americans will continue paying more for an array of products because of higher energy costs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/04/08/consumer-prices-iran-war/
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When a father bringing milk to his newborn daughter in the NICU gets detained by ICE, something is deeply broken. DACA was meant to protect people brought here as children, not leave families terrorized and torn apart.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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DACA recipient detained by ICE while delivering milk to premature daughter in NICU
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is a program created to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation if they were brought to the U.S. as children. But since January 2025, ICE has detained m...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/daca-recipient-detained-by-ice-while-delivering-milk-to-premature-daughter-in-nicu
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ICE is arresting immigrants with no criminal convictions at a surging rate. This is a direct assault on due process and the founding principles that our country was built on. We must demand better.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Immigration arrests of people without criminal convictions have increased eightfold under Trump, report says
The rise is related to the steep increase in the number of immigration-related street arrests, according to an analysis using ICE data by UC Berkeley.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/arrests-immigrants-no-criminal-convictions-increase-trump-rcna267168
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Grateful to have the support of the National Association of Letter Carriers Lone Star Branch 132. Our letter carriers deliver for Texas every day, and I’m proud to stand alongside them fighting for fair wages, better working conditions, and the dignity every worker deserves.
about 1 month ago
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Trump dragged us to the brink of a world war, without authorization, and without a vote in Congress Congress must come back from recess, condemn this war, bring our troops home, and hold Trump accountable.
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I’m honored to have the endorsement of Texas AFT. I was raised by a Texas public school teacher, so I know the impact educators have on our lives and our communities. Our teachers and school employees deserve respect, support, and the resources to help every student succeed. [Continued]
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As a father, this breaks my heart. A 5-year-old is now scared every time he sees police because of what ICE put him through. No child should have to carry that fear, and I won’t stop fighting until they don’t.
www.cbsnews.com/news/liam-co...
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Liam Conejo Ramos constantly worries about being detained by ICE again, his parents say: "My boy is very different"
Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old whose detention by ICE sparked global outrage, constantly worries about being detained again, his parents told CBS News in an exclusive interview.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/liam-conejo-ramos-worries-detained-ice-again-parents-say/
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Wishing everyone a blessed and joyful Easter. Today, we celebrate the hope, renewal, and promise this season brings. I’m grateful to be spending Easter at St. Luke UMC and wishing peace and blessings to you and your family.
about 1 month ago
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Good Friday is a reminder that darkness does not have the final word. Even in sorrow, there is hope. Even in waiting, there is promise. Sunday is coming.
about 1 month ago
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Ernest McMillan spent his life fighting for civil rights, justice, and dignity for our communities. His legacy lives on in every generation he mentored and every person still doing the work because he showed them the way. May he rest in power.
www.dallasnews.com/news/article...
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Ernest McMillan, Dallas civil rights activist, dies at 81
Ernest McMillan, a Dallas-born civil rights activist during the 1960s and later mentor to generations of community leaders, has died at 81.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/article/dallas-civil-rights-activist-ernest-mcmillan-22180905.php?taid=69cdb01f72732b000137ffee&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
about 1 month ago
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Making history and inspiring kids like mine to believe there’s no limit to what they can become 💙
about 2 months ago
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A child born in America is American. That's not radical — it's the Constitution. While Trump fights to change that, Texas families are dealing with real problems: high costs, struggling schools, and no relief in sight. We deserve better.
www.cnn.com/2026/04/01/p...
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Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s effort to end automatic birthright citizenship | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s push to end automatic birthright citizenship was met by a suspicious Supreme Court on Wednesday, with liberal and conservative justices raising tough questions about reimagini...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/01/politics/takeaways-birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-trump
about 2 months ago
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Wishing a meaningful Passover to everyone observing. May this season of reflection, freedom, and faith bring peace to your home and strength to your spirit.
about 2 months ago
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Federal workers are missing paychecks. Airports are in chaos. And Congress left for vacation. When public pressure has to drag them back to do their jobs, it’s no wonder the American people have lost faith in their government. Come back and end the shutdown now.
apnews.com/article/cong...
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From TMZ to Trump, pressure grows to bring Congress back during partial shutdown
TMZ is turning its celebrity lens on Congress, tracking lawmakers on recess as a nearly six-week Department of Homeland Security shutdown drags on.
https://apnews.com/article/congress-tmz-recess-shutdown-trump-65cb993988d42c7b17656a3d7d9f6008
about 2 months ago
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Wishing a meaningful Passover to everyone observing. May this season of reflection, freedom, and faith bring peace to your home and strength to your spirit.
about 2 months ago
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This is who I’m fighting for. The hardworking families and small business owners of TX-33 who work hard, play by the rules, and deserve a system that works for them.
about 2 months ago
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Greg Abbott has made Texas families so afraid to seek medical care that people are letting emergencies go untreated. When you weaponize fear against communities, the consequences are deadly. Texans deserve better.
www.texastribune.org/2026/03/30/t...
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Undocumented immigrants in Texas are delaying medical care
Since Gov. Greg Abbott ordered Texas hospitals to start asking patients for their citizenship status in November 2024, reported visits by undocumented immigrants have dropped.
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/30/texas-undocumented-immigrants-health-care-hospitals/
about 2 months ago
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Dallas ISD just made universal pre-K available to every 3 and 4-year-old in the district. For working families already stretched thin, that’s one less bill to worry about. This investment is a major step towards ensuring every child gets a fair shot to pursue their dreams.
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Dallas ISD Now Offers Universal Pre-K
The district’s school board voted unanimously Thursday night to offer pre-k to every three and four-year-old within its boundaries. It’s a huge win for the city and the region.
https://www.dmagazine.com/news/2026/03/dallas-isd-now-offers-universal-pre-k/
about 2 months ago
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Today, people across Texas and around the country are sending a clear message: we do not bow to kings, we do not answer to authoritarians, and we will not stay silent while our freedoms are chipped away. Democracy belongs to the people.
www.dallasnews.com/news/politic...
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Watch live: A thousand No Kings protesters rally at Dallas City Hall
The demonstrations, organized by the nonprofit Indivisible and several partner organizations, are meant to express opposition to the Trump administration’s...
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2026/03/28/no-kings-protests-dallas-fort-worth-saturday-live-updates/
about 2 months ago
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Our TSA workers have been working without pay since mid-February, and our airports are in chaos. The Senate has acted. The House should stop dragging its feet and do the same.
about 2 months ago
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ICE terrorized Minneapolis — and working families and small businesses are still paying the price. When you terrorize and send fear through our communities, the damage is everywhere. Everyone is left to pick up the pieces.
www.wsj.com/us-news/iice...
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ICE Has Left Minneapolis. The Economic Hangover Hasn’t.
In spots like East Lake Street, businesses fight a financial effect that “will ripple out for months.”
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/iice-minneapolis-minnesota-economic-impact-38f1ef1a
about 2 months ago
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The TSA shutdown is a perfect picture of everything wrong with Washington. Hardworking TSA agents aren't getting paid because Congress can't get its act together. And instead of fixing it, Trump deploys untrained ICE agents to fill the gap. [Continued...]
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TSA shutdown is all about our broken political system
American politics no longer delivers for the people. It only serves itself.
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2026/03/26/tsa-shutdown-is-all-about-our-broken-political-system/
about 2 months ago
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Republicans created this airport nightmare. If they need Democratic votes to fix it, they're going to have to earn them by establishing real standards and accountability for ICE.
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Trump has deployed ICE agents to the nation's airports. What's their role?
The president says ICE agents are being stationed at airports to help reduce long wait times. Here's a look at what they're authorized to do.
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/26/nx-s1-5759159/trump-ice-airports-tsa
about 2 months ago
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Honored to have the endorsement of Jaime Resendez, Dallas City Council Member for District 5 and former Dallas ISD Board of Trustees representative.
about 2 months ago
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President Trump just voted by mail while actively trying to end that right for millions of Americans. If mail-in voting is good for him, it should be good enough for everyone else, too. Every American deserves access to the ballot, and we should be making it easier to vote, not harder.
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President Trump just voted by mail despite wanting to end mail-in ballots
President Donald Trump has cast another mail ballot in Florida as he continues to publicly bash the voting method as a source of fraud and push Congress to...
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/elections/2026/03/24/president-trump-just-voted-by-mail-despite-wanting-to-end-mail-in-ballots/
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While Texas families struggle with the cost of rent, groceries, and healthcare, Stephen Miller is focused on kicking kids out of their classrooms. Texans deserve leaders focused on solving problems, not creating more chaos.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/u...
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Stephen Miller Asks Why Texas Pays to Teach Undocumented Children
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/politics/stephen-miller-asks-why-texas-pays-to-teach-undocumented-children.html
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Honored to have the endorsement of UFCW Local 1000 — a union that fights for the workers who keep our communities running. These workers show up every day and deserve a leader who will show up and fight for better wages, lower costs, and dignity on the job.
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