Ted Cruz and other officials at a press conference in Dallas after a shooting at an ICE facility all refused to name the victims as being detainees. All “thoughts and prayers” were instead directed at ICE agents. I feel like I am going crazy

On a night that we see one of the biggest attacks on freedom of speech, you’d have no idea there were any Democrats running for Texas Attorney General

This is what Jimmy Kimmel said for the Trump admin to threaten to pull ABC’s broadcasting license which ultimately led to his show being ripped from the air “indefinitely.” This is not just chilling, this is the steady march to the state media seen in countries like Russia

I don’t think anyone is surprised that Lina Hidalgo is not running again, but I think most would be surprised at how quickly her star fell. It wasn’t that long ago that she was being positioned as the future of the party in Texas

Greg Abbott raised $1.3 million during the first special session. These sessions costs tax payers a million dollars and he uses them as a talking point machine to fundraise off of

9 at a church in Charleston. 23 people at a Walmart in El Paso. 49 people at Pulse Nightclub. 10 people at a grocery store in Buffalo. 8 people at an outlet mall in Allen. 11 people at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. They were also killed for Charlie Kirk’s beliefs.

When it leaked that Allred was going to run, the internet’s reaction was very, very different than what we are seeing today with the Talarico leak.

BREAKING: Politico is reporting James Talarico to launch his Senate bid on Tuesday. He will face a struggling Colin Allred in the Texas primary

Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) has not signed onto the discharge petition to release the Epstein files, “but he wants transparency.” No, he doesn’t. By not signing on, he’s blocking transparency. Full stop. Call and ask your rep if they signed the discharge petition. If not, demand that they do

No one is doing more in Texas than @betoorourke and that’s exactly why Paxton is targeting him, but it’s important to know it’s not just him they’re reallly after with all of this—it’s voters. Losing the infrastructure that Beto has built would have devastating consequences to Democrats in Texas

1. Pumpkin spice latte returns 2. Taylor and Travis are engaged 3. Women’s Equality Day 4. Catelin Drey wins and breaks the supermajority in the Iowa Senate Today is truly a day for the girls

Happy National Dog Day to Trump’s most loyal bitches: Texas Republicans

Greg Abbott has added a ban on same day voter registration in Texas to the special session agenda. Texas does not have same day voter registration. Abbott uses special sessions as taxpayer funded campaign events to push his baseless talking points

TX Republicans are so mad about the support that Alvarado received that they just voted to kill her filibuster before it even started, forcing a vote to pass their rigged map. They claimed she was using the filibuster to campaign & were “offended” to be kept there on a Friday night. These facist MFs

The Senate is on recess until 11:30pm, an obvious tactic to wear Senator Alvarado down before she even begins her filibuster. You can tune in here to watch her make Dan Patrick regret it when she goes well into tomorrow: senate.texas.gov/av-live.php

According to the Washington Post, TX Senator Carol Alvarado “got an IV infusion, inserted a catheter with a urine bag attached, bought a long blue flowered dress to hide the bag” as part of her preparation to filibuster the new congressional map tonight

This guy’s wife is in the hospital after having a heart attack and they have 5 young kids at home. Exactly the kind of asshole you’d expect to file to try to take Al Green’s seat in the new rigged map

Lloyd Doggett bitterly announces he won’t seek reelection if the new congressional map in Texas goes through. The redraw would have forced him into a primary with Greg Casar. Now to pressure Doggett to give that $6.5 million in campaign cash to other Democrats in Texas so we can flip some seats

I hope every single Texas House Democrat remembers that Republicans laughed and mocked you on the floor as the rammed their map down our throats. Those are the colleagues you want to negotiate and maintain relationships with. And they think you’re a joke.

The Texas House has just passed the most racially gerrymandered map since the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which prohibits racial discrimination in voting

Gov Abbott to announce flood relief funding in Kerrville tomorrow. He’s able to do this despite no flood legislation passing the lege because it’s always been something he could do by exec order. We didn’t need a special session, Republicans used flood victims to force their redistricting scam

The Texas House will pass the new map today. Procedure requires a 2nd vote that usually occurs the following day, but they’re going to try to ram it through today by suspending the rules. Senate has already scheduled a hearing for tomorrow AM so they can get it to the governor’s desk this week.

The Texas Capitol is being evacuated and closed to visitors due to a shooting threat. The Capitol allows for open carry of firearms

Republicans have scheduled the vote on Texas’s new congressional map for TOMORROW. It will pass. This map was drawn along racial lines to dilute the power of Black and brown Texans to steal 5 seats from Democrats ahead of the midterms.

Per NBC’s Ryan Chandler: Rep Nicole Collier is locked inside of the Texas House chamber because she refuses to sign a “permission slip” to leave the floor with a DPS escort.

Texas House Democrats who have returned will have an around the clock DPS escort to ensure they return to the floor. No plans for a second quorum break, so this is just so Republicans can run up the bill and charge Dems for DPS staffing. Dems can and should challenge these expenses in court

We do expect for there to be a quorum present on the Texas House floor today

Ann Johnson becomes the first Texas House Dem to announce she will return for the second special session. It’s going to be a brutal day for the Rep who already fractured relationships with repro groups during the regular session

The first special session in Texas has ended and we expect the governor to call them back for the second special any minute now. All eyes will be on who the first Democrats are to establish quorum.

An entire article dedicated to all the ways Abbott could act on flood relief without the legislature. We don’t need a special session for this and he knows it. And Democrats should hold the line on that

On November 3, 2026, we are going to either win or lose by a number of seats. And that number is very likely going to come down to what we did to stop what’s happening in Texas

I’m not even a Swiftie. I’m not even a Kelce fan. BUT I AM LIVING FOR ANY REASON TO LIVE RIGHT NOW

Wanna help our TX House Dems hold the line? Many members, like @plesafortexas.bsky.social, districts are being bombarded by oppo texts. They need $ to counter that & make sure their constituents know the truth about what & why they’re fighting. They’ve got our backs, time to have theirs!Donate here:

Ken Paxton has filed with SCOTX to vacate 13 Democrats’ seats, including HD-70’s @plesafortexas.bsky.social. But this seat doesn’t belong to him. It doesn’t even belong to Plesa, it belongs to the people. This is OUR seat! RSVP: www.mobilize.us/texasdemocra...

I told @plesafortexas.bsky.social if she held the line, we’d have her back and I meant it. 📣 Plano: Get ready to rally to defend OUR seat on Sunday at 6pm. Location and our amazing special guest will drop in the AM 🔥

Ken Paxton is so incompetent that in his suit he filed with SCOTX to have 13 Demcoratic seats vacant, he contradicts himself in the filing listing two different sets of 13. This is what our tax dollars are paying for

Ken Paxton has now launched an investigation into Texas Majority PAC related to funds for Texas House Democrats and AGAIN name dropped @betoorourke.bsky.social because he’s terrified Beto will enter the Senate race

The Texas Senate voted the rigged map out of committee today. They will very likely pass it before end of week because Chuy & Zaffirini won’t get on a damn plane to break quorum. BUT the map still can’t pass the House w/o quorum so it’s ceremonial at best. Do not panic when that headline comes

Update: John Cornyn may be bluffing (shocker) because no news outlet has been able to confirm his tweet that the FBI will assist

BREAKING: The FBI is now confirmed to be tracking down the Texas House Democrats breaking quorum. Gov JB Pritzker is holding strong that IL state police will continue protecting the TX legislators

Paxton isn’t investigating Powered by People because he actually thinks they did anything wrong. He’s doing it because he’s scared @betoorourke.bsky.social will enter the Senate race. Once again, our taxpayer dollars are being used for baseless talking points

Texas House Democrats breaking quorum isn’t on the taxpayer dime, but Greg Abbott’s stunt to punish them in court is. We are literally paying for his baseless talking points.

John Cornyn is asking the FBI to round up Texas House Democrats. This rhetoric is going to spread and get big quickly! I trust our Dems have a plan for it, but I hope this really puts the gravity of everything in perspective

Let me brag on my rep @plesafortexas.bsky.social. HD-70 is the most competitive seat in the state, it’s one of his only targets that Greg Abbott lost last cycle. Plesa could have stayed home and said she had to worry about her race, but just like she has the last two cycles she said: Come get me! 🔥

Abbott is threatening to ask the courts that Democrats breaking quorum be removed from the legislature. Quorum rules are explicitly outlined in the Texas Constitution as a safeguard for the minority party to provide a check on the majority.

Well…welcome to TX Lege time where the clock is really just a prop

Texas House Democrats press conference will likely not begin until closer to 8:15pm CT due to flight delay. You can watch it on IL Gov JB Pritzker’s YouTube channel (I’m sure networks will also pick up)

Do you know who didn’t break the quorum break story while it was still under embargo and risked Democrats not being able to get out? Texas creators who have held the line that we’ll have their backs. I don’t ever want to hear shit about trusting legacy media over creators again

BREAKING: Texas House Democrats have fled the state to break quorum and stop the redistricting scheme. Minority Leader Gene Wu is declaring: This corrupt special session is over. Democrats are now on their way to Illinois and will hold a press conference with Governor JB Pritzker at 7:15pm

BREAKING: Texas House Democrats have fled the state to break quorum and stop the redistricting scheme. Minority Leader Gene Wu is declaring: This corrupt special session is over. Democrats are now on their way to Illinois and will hold a press conference with Governor JB Pritzker at 7:15pm