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It is important -now more than ever- that we put the people, not power-hungry politicians, in charge of drawing fair, representative election maps. #FairMaps https://www.fairmapstexas.org/
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What we’re witnessing has terrible significance for the people of Texas but we will continue to fight with everything we have to draw attention to this injustice, demonstrate public support, and exert pressure on those in power. We’re not done.
#txlege #gerrymandering #riggedmap #redistricting
#txlege #gerrymandering #riggedmap #redistricting
Join us and Acres Homes Community Advocacy Group along with partners on Oct 2nd to learn about this new congressional district map + how it will impact our communities heading into upcoming elections. Our friends will be discussing local advocacy steps to make sure Texans stay heard!
#redistricting
#redistricting
September 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Join us and Acres Homes Community Advocacy Group along with partners on Oct 2nd to learn about this new congressional district map + how it will impact our communities heading into upcoming elections. Our friends will be discussing local advocacy steps to make sure Texans stay heard!
#redistricting
#redistricting
Tarrant County has had so much growth over the past two decades with much of it driven by communities of color. The "extra round" of redistricting we just went through however, threatens to stifle their voting power: www.texastribune.org/2025/09/02/t...
In rapidly diversifying Tarrant County, a summer of GOP redistricting hits Black and Latino representation
Despite explosive growth turning Tarrant into a racially diverse swing county, two new political maps will leave it with whiter, more Republican representation.
www.texastribune.org
September 3, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Tarrant County has had so much growth over the past two decades with much of it driven by communities of color. The "extra round" of redistricting we just went through however, threatens to stifle their voting power: www.texastribune.org/2025/09/02/t...
What we’re witnessing has terrible significance for the people of Texas but we will continue to fight with everything we have to draw attention to this injustice, demonstrate public support, and exert pressure on those in power. We’re not done.
#txlege #gerrymandering #riggedmap #redistricting
#txlege #gerrymandering #riggedmap #redistricting
August 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
What we’re witnessing has terrible significance for the people of Texas but we will continue to fight with everything we have to draw attention to this injustice, demonstrate public support, and exert pressure on those in power. We’re not done.
#txlege #gerrymandering #riggedmap #redistricting
#txlege #gerrymandering #riggedmap #redistricting
To catch you up: Earlier this evening the House adopted the map, 88 to 52, along party lines.
www.texastribune.org/2025/08/20/t... #txlege #texasredistricting
www.texastribune.org/2025/08/20/t... #txlege #texasredistricting
Texas House approves GOP congressional map after two-week delay from Democrats’ walkout
Republican lawmakers are pursuing the unusual mid-decade redistricting plan amid pressure from President Donald Trump to protect the GOP’s slim majority in the U.S. House.
www.texastribune.org
August 21, 2025 at 1:59 AM
To catch you up: Earlier this evening the House adopted the map, 88 to 52, along party lines.
www.texastribune.org/2025/08/20/t... #txlege #texasredistricting
www.texastribune.org/2025/08/20/t... #txlege #texasredistricting
The Texas House has just passed their racially discriminatory map that does dirty work in attempting to take away our voting power and Texans deserve better.
#txlege #ourvoteourpower #redistricting #gerrymandering #riggedmaps
#txlege #ourvoteourpower #redistricting #gerrymandering #riggedmaps
August 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The Texas House has just passed their racially discriminatory map that does dirty work in attempting to take away our voting power and Texans deserve better.
#txlege #ourvoteourpower #redistricting #gerrymandering #riggedmaps
#txlege #ourvoteourpower #redistricting #gerrymandering #riggedmaps
Join us as we fill the the Capitol once again: www.mobilize.us/movetexas/ev...
August 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Join us as we fill the the Capitol once again: www.mobilize.us/movetexas/ev...
Any #txlege redistricting process should be fair and fully transparent, taking into account the needs and feedback of the communities directly involved. But that’s not what we have here.
What Texans are being subjected to is a farce and that’s devastating when the potential damage is all too real.
What Texans are being subjected to is a farce and that’s devastating when the potential damage is all too real.
August 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Any #txlege redistricting process should be fair and fully transparent, taking into account the needs and feedback of the communities directly involved. But that’s not what we have here.
What Texans are being subjected to is a farce and that’s devastating when the potential damage is all too real.
What Texans are being subjected to is a farce and that’s devastating when the potential damage is all too real.
More than 5,000 people gathered in Austin on Saturday to protest the Texas Legislature’s plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to give Republicans an advantage in the midterms. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege
Thousands rally at Texas Capitol against Republican-backed congressional redistricting plan
On Saturday, about 5,000 people gathered at the Capitol in Austin to protest President Donald Trump and the Texas Legislature’s plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to give Republicans m...
www.kut.org
August 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
More than 5,000 people gathered in Austin on Saturday to protest the Texas Legislature’s plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to give Republicans an advantage in the midterms. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege
If state leaders were actually listening, they would know by now that Texans don’t want a redistricting process that draws us out of our own electoral power and out of fair representation. We’ve BEEN saying it. #txlege
August 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
If state leaders were actually listening, they would know by now that Texans don’t want a redistricting process that draws us out of our own electoral power and out of fair representation. We’ve BEEN saying it. #txlege
Our Governor has said the unconstitutional congressional map the Legislature attempted to push through the first special session will be a top priority going into this second one. #txlege
www.texastribune.org/2025/08/15/t... #fairmaps #stopgerrymandering
www.texastribune.org/2025/08/15/t... #fairmaps #stopgerrymandering
Abbott calls second special session as first round ends with Democrats still out of state
The second session is set to consider the same agenda that stalled in the first, with redistricting and disaster response at the top of the governor’s priorities.
www.texastribune.org
August 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Our Governor has said the unconstitutional congressional map the Legislature attempted to push through the first special session will be a top priority going into this second one. #txlege
www.texastribune.org/2025/08/15/t... #fairmaps #stopgerrymandering
www.texastribune.org/2025/08/15/t... #fairmaps #stopgerrymandering
Take action and join our friends with the Texas For All Coalition as we rally at the Capitol this Saturday, Aug. 16, from 11 AM -1 PM to join the chorus of Texans fighting for #fairmaps!
www.mobilize.us/movetexas/ev...
www.mobilize.us/movetexas/ev...
August 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Take action and join our friends with the Texas For All Coalition as we rally at the Capitol this Saturday, Aug. 16, from 11 AM -1 PM to join the chorus of Texans fighting for #fairmaps!
www.mobilize.us/movetexas/ev...
www.mobilize.us/movetexas/ev...
"I think what we're seeing here, and what we're witnessing in this redistricting proposal and the midterm cycle, is what I would call a master class in demographic manipulation." - Michael O. Adams, a political science professor at Texas Southern University www.npr.org/2025/08/15/n... #txlege
In Houston, some worry their problems would be neglected after redistricting
In one neighborhood of the city, Latinos worry about immigration and urban problems but may soon be grouped in with suburban voters.
www.npr.org
August 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"I think what we're seeing here, and what we're witnessing in this redistricting proposal and the midterm cycle, is what I would call a master class in demographic manipulation." - Michael O. Adams, a political science professor at Texas Southern University www.npr.org/2025/08/15/n... #txlege
The way we draw districts can have dramatic effect when it comes to our ability to have community needs met. SB 4 is a map that splinters our communities, making impactful representation even harder for Texans. Thank you @commoncausetexas.bsky.social for speaking out.
#txlege #fairmaps
#txlege #fairmaps
August 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The way we draw districts can have dramatic effect when it comes to our ability to have community needs met. SB 4 is a map that splinters our communities, making impactful representation even harder for Texans. Thank you @commoncausetexas.bsky.social for speaking out.
#txlege #fairmaps
#txlege #fairmaps
This push to redraw congressional districts using five year old data comes at the request of the White House to "help Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House in the 2026 midterms."
"Planning for the March primary election is already underway, but election officials say they can’t move forward without finalized maps..." www.votebeat.org/texas/2025/0... #txlege
Texas redistricting standoff puts preparations for March primary at risk
New maps would mean months of work for election officials, and key deadlines are approaching. Says one official: “Who knows if we’ll have enough time?”
www.votebeat.org
August 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This push to redraw congressional districts using five year old data comes at the request of the White House to "help Republicans maintain control of the U.S. House in the 2026 midterms."
"Planning for the March primary election is already underway, but election officials say they can’t move forward without finalized maps..." www.votebeat.org/texas/2025/0... #txlege
Texas redistricting standoff puts preparations for March primary at risk
New maps would mean months of work for election officials, and key deadlines are approaching. Says one official: “Who knows if we’ll have enough time?”
www.votebeat.org
August 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"Planning for the March primary election is already underway, but election officials say they can’t move forward without finalized maps..." www.votebeat.org/texas/2025/0... #txlege
"This map would clearly impair the voting strength of Texas' minority voters," David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics... #txlege #fairmaps #fairmapstexas #gerrymandering
GOP's Texas map has Austin residents sharing district with rural Texans 300 miles away
It would "suppress the votes of Black and brown Austinites," one Democrat said.
abcnews.go.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"This map would clearly impair the voting strength of Texas' minority voters," David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics... #txlege #fairmaps #fairmapstexas #gerrymandering
Catch the Texas Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting hearing here: senate.texas.gov/av-live.php #txlege
The Texas State Senate – Senate Live Broadcasts
senate.texas.gov
August 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Catch the Texas Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting hearing here: senate.texas.gov/av-live.php #txlege
Don't forget! For people who cannot attend today's Senate redistricting hearing in-person, you can submit written comments through the Senate's portal here: senate.texas.gov/redistrictin... #txlege
The Texas State Senate – E-mail Comment Form
senate.texas.gov
August 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Don't forget! For people who cannot attend today's Senate redistricting hearing in-person, you can submit written comments through the Senate's portal here: senate.texas.gov/redistrictin... #txlege
We are grateful for the enduring promise of freedom that the Voting Rights Act still represents for us 60 years later. And we'll keep fighting to protect its legacy. #VotingRightsAct #VRA60 #txlege #redistricting #ourvoteourpower #endgerrymandering
August 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM
We are grateful for the enduring promise of freedom that the Voting Rights Act still represents for us 60 years later. And we'll keep fighting to protect its legacy. #VotingRightsAct #VRA60 #txlege #redistricting #ourvoteourpower #endgerrymandering
"...it sums up the lapdog state of Texas leadership in Austin, where extremism has replaced reason, entitlement has trumped mutual respect and acquiescence to Trump has blown away the last gritty residue of independence clinging to some West Texas lawmaker’s boot." #txlege
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bit.ly/3UiHC79
Falkenberg: Democrats fleeing redistricting didn’t abandon us. Abbott did.
Gov. Greg Abbott is suing to remove state Rep. Gene Wu from office for leading a Democrat walkout over Trump's redistricting plan. But Texans know who really abandoned us.
bit.ly
August 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"...it sums up the lapdog state of Texas leadership in Austin, where extremism has replaced reason, entitlement has trumped mutual respect and acquiescence to Trump has blown away the last gritty residue of independence clinging to some West Texas lawmaker’s boot." #txlege
bit.ly/3UiHC79
bit.ly/3UiHC79
Here in Texas, the Senate is pushing ahead with an agenda set forth not by the people of our state.
The Senate's Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting will meet to take up SB 4 on Thursday.
The Senate's Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting will meet to take up SB 4 on Thursday.
August 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Here in Texas, the Senate is pushing ahead with an agenda set forth not by the people of our state.
The Senate's Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting will meet to take up SB 4 on Thursday.
The Senate's Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting will meet to take up SB 4 on Thursday.
On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, we face a stark truth: its most powerful protections have been stripped away and many of those in power, including right here in Texas, continue to chip away at the voting power of the people. #txlege apnews.com/article/voti...
Protections of the Voting Rights Act are under threat as the law marks its 60th anniversary
The Voting Rights Act was signed into law 60 years ago but has been slowly eroding for more than a decade.
apnews.com
August 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, we face a stark truth: its most powerful protections have been stripped away and many of those in power, including right here in Texas, continue to chip away at the voting power of the people. #txlege apnews.com/article/voti...
The Senate has scheduled a hearing for THIS Thursday, Aug 7th starting at 9am to take up SB 4, the proposed Congressional map that would erase decades of progress that communities of color have fought long and hard for. See details below & RSVP to testify with us! www.mobilize.us/tvp/event/82...
Testify Against Redistricting and Racially Gerrymandered Maps · Texas Election Protection
Testify at the Texas Capitol Against Racially Gerrymandered Redistricting!
Lawmakers are pushing a mid-decade redistricting plan (SB 4) that would reduce the number of districts where communities of...
www.mobilize.us
August 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The Senate has scheduled a hearing for THIS Thursday, Aug 7th starting at 9am to take up SB 4, the proposed Congressional map that would erase decades of progress that communities of color have fought long and hard for. See details below & RSVP to testify with us! www.mobilize.us/tvp/event/82...