Texans Defending Democracy
@txnsdd.bsky.social
Life-long Texans uniting against misinformation, promoting truth & ensuring Texas values shine. 501(c)(4)
Book bans aren’t abstract — they impact classrooms and democracy.
📚 Join us Dec. 15 in Fort Worth for TDD’s screening of The Librarians at Southside Preservation Hall.
Save the date! Details coming soon.
📚 Join us Dec. 15 in Fort Worth for TDD’s screening of The Librarians at Southside Preservation Hall.
Save the date! Details coming soon.
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Book bans aren’t abstract — they impact classrooms and democracy.
📚 Join us Dec. 15 in Fort Worth for TDD’s screening of The Librarians at Southside Preservation Hall.
Save the date! Details coming soon.
📚 Join us Dec. 15 in Fort Worth for TDD’s screening of The Librarians at Southside Preservation Hall.
Save the date! Details coming soon.
UPDATE: SCOTUS has temporarily reinstated Texas’s 2025 congressional map — the same map a federal court blocked this week for likely racial gerrymandering.
The legal fight isn’t over, but the clock is ticking toward the Dec. 8 filing deadline.
The legal fight isn’t over, but the clock is ticking toward the Dec. 8 filing deadline.
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
UPDATE: SCOTUS has temporarily reinstated Texas’s 2025 congressional map — the same map a federal court blocked this week for likely racial gerrymandering.
The legal fight isn’t over, but the clock is ticking toward the Dec. 8 filing deadline.
The legal fight isn’t over, but the clock is ticking toward the Dec. 8 filing deadline.
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Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over. n.pr/4r1tHBC
Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' will make you think differently about U.S. history
Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.
n.pr
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over. n.pr/4r1tHBC
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Jolt Initiative, a nonprofit that aims to increase civic participation among Latinos, is suing AG Ken Paxton to block his efforts to shut them down.
Paxton accused the group of an “unlawful voter registration scheme,” but a legal filing provided no evidence that it registers noncitizens to vote.
Paxton accused the group of an “unlawful voter registration scheme,” but a legal filing provided no evidence that it registers noncitizens to vote.
Texas Latino group Jolt fights Paxton’s attempt to close it
Paxton accuses nonprofit Jolt of an “unlawful voter registration scheme,” but a legal filing provided no evidence that it registers noncitizens to vote.
www.texastribune.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Jolt Initiative, a nonprofit that aims to increase civic participation among Latinos, is suing AG Ken Paxton to block his efforts to shut them down.
Paxton accused the group of an “unlawful voter registration scheme,” but a legal filing provided no evidence that it registers noncitizens to vote.
Paxton accused the group of an “unlawful voter registration scheme,” but a legal filing provided no evidence that it registers noncitizens to vote.
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Sean Duffy on air traffic controllers: "It might not be immediate that they come back in ... we'll start to alleviate the restrictions only when the data says we should."
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Sean Duffy on air traffic controllers: "It might not be immediate that they come back in ... we'll start to alleviate the restrictions only when the data says we should."
🇺🇸 Veterans Day reminds us that courage isn’t just found on the battlefield — it’s in defending freedom, equality, and democracy every day.
Their bravery carried democracy forward. It’s our turn to keep it strong. 🎖️
#VeteransDay #HonorAndDemocracy #MakeOurRepublicReal
Their bravery carried democracy forward. It’s our turn to keep it strong. 🎖️
#VeteransDay #HonorAndDemocracy #MakeOurRepublicReal
November 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🇺🇸 Veterans Day reminds us that courage isn’t just found on the battlefield — it’s in defending freedom, equality, and democracy every day.
Their bravery carried democracy forward. It’s our turn to keep it strong. 🎖️
#VeteransDay #HonorAndDemocracy #MakeOurRepublicReal
Their bravery carried democracy forward. It’s our turn to keep it strong. 🎖️
#VeteransDay #HonorAndDemocracy #MakeOurRepublicReal
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From @josephinelee.bsky.social: "From Texas to Florida, Louisiana, and New Jersey, the film reveals how librarians across the country have become victims of a crisis manufactured by national organizations bent on infiltrating and disrupting local school boards."
November 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
From @josephinelee.bsky.social: "From Texas to Florida, Louisiana, and New Jersey, the film reveals how librarians across the country have become victims of a crisis manufactured by national organizations bent on infiltrating and disrupting local school boards."
🗳️ It’s ELECTION DAY in Texas!
Polls are open 7am–7pm — if you’re in line by 7, you can vote.
Bring your ID + check what’s on the ballot:
👉 texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments#VoteTexasa#ElectionDaya#UseItOrLoseItIt
Polls are open 7am–7pm — if you’re in line by 7, you can vote.
Bring your ID + check what’s on the ballot:
👉 texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments#VoteTexasa#ElectionDaya#UseItOrLoseItIt
November 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🗳️ It’s ELECTION DAY in Texas!
Polls are open 7am–7pm — if you’re in line by 7, you can vote.
Bring your ID + check what’s on the ballot:
👉 texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments#VoteTexasa#ElectionDaya#UseItOrLoseItIt
Polls are open 7am–7pm — if you’re in line by 7, you can vote.
Bring your ID + check what’s on the ballot:
👉 texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments#VoteTexasa#ElectionDaya#UseItOrLoseItIt
We’re breaking down Proposition 4 in plain English — what it does, the pros and cons, and what it means for you as a voter.
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: October 20–31
🪪 Don’t forget to bring your ID!
📲 Full breakdown of all 17 amendments:
👉 www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: October 20–31
🪪 Don’t forget to bring your ID!
📲 Full breakdown of all 17 amendments:
👉 www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
November 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
We’re breaking down Proposition 4 in plain English — what it does, the pros and cons, and what it means for you as a voter.
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: October 20–31
🪪 Don’t forget to bring your ID!
📲 Full breakdown of all 17 amendments:
👉 www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: October 20–31
🪪 Don’t forget to bring your ID!
📲 Full breakdown of all 17 amendments:
👉 www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
👻 The real Halloween horror? Only 1 in 5 Texans vote on your rights, schools & healthcare.
🗳️ Today’s the LAST day of Early Voting—don’t get tricked out of your future.
📍 Where to vote: www.votetexas.gov/voting/where...
🧠 What’s on the ballot: www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
#VoteTexas
🗳️ Today’s the LAST day of Early Voting—don’t get tricked out of your future.
📍 Where to vote: www.votetexas.gov/voting/where...
🧠 What’s on the ballot: www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
#VoteTexas
October 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
👻 The real Halloween horror? Only 1 in 5 Texans vote on your rights, schools & healthcare.
🗳️ Today’s the LAST day of Early Voting—don’t get tricked out of your future.
📍 Where to vote: www.votetexas.gov/voting/where...
🧠 What’s on the ballot: www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
#VoteTexas
🗳️ Today’s the LAST day of Early Voting—don’t get tricked out of your future.
📍 Where to vote: www.votetexas.gov/voting/where...
🧠 What’s on the ballot: www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
#VoteTexas
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Federal inflation data was postponed for the first time in years as a government shutdown delayed economic reports.
Inflation Rose Again Last Month, Delayed Data Shows
Federal inflation data was postponed for the first time in years as a government shutdown delayed economic reports.
www.forbes.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Federal inflation data was postponed for the first time in years as a government shutdown delayed economic reports.
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Our top story, from @francescadnunz.bsky.social: Douglas Menjivar is a survivor and activist. He’s also married to a U.S. citizen, but he was caught up in the president’s mass deportation agenda anyway.
Trump's ICE Arrested a Whistleblower Who Exposed Sexual Assault in Detention. Now, He’s Left the Country.
Douglas Menjivar is a survivor and activist. He’s also married to a U.S. citizen, but he was caught up in the president’s mass deportation agenda anyway.
www.texasobserver.org
October 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Our top story, from @francescadnunz.bsky.social: Douglas Menjivar is a survivor and activist. He’s also married to a U.S. citizen, but he was caught up in the president’s mass deportation agenda anyway.
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Earlier this month, we asked readers to send us pictures of their homecoming mums and share memories or reflections on the custom. 🏵️🔔✨
Boy, did y'all deliver: https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/texas-homecoming-mums-photos/
Boy, did y'all deliver: https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/texas-homecoming-mums-photos/
Across Texas, Through the Decades: Your Homecoming Mum Photos
The real stars of the homecoming game? The longstanding, celebratory Texas tradition of homecoming mums. Here are some of our readers' photos with their mums.
www.texasmonthly.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Earlier this month, we asked readers to send us pictures of their homecoming mums and share memories or reflections on the custom. 🏵️🔔✨
Boy, did y'all deliver: https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/texas-homecoming-mums-photos/
Boy, did y'all deliver: https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/texas-homecoming-mums-photos/
We’re breaking down Proposition 1 in plain English — what it does, the pros and cons, and what it means for you as a voter.
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: October 20–31
🪪 Don’t forget to bring your ID!
📲 Full breakdown of all 17 amendments:
👉 www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: October 20–31
🪪 Don’t forget to bring your ID!
📲 Full breakdown of all 17 amendments:
👉 www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
October 18, 2025 at 5:28 AM
We’re breaking down Proposition 1 in plain English — what it does, the pros and cons, and what it means for you as a voter.
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: October 20–31
🪪 Don’t forget to bring your ID!
📲 Full breakdown of all 17 amendments:
👉 www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: October 20–31
🪪 Don’t forget to bring your ID!
📲 Full breakdown of all 17 amendments:
👉 www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
✏️ Make Democracy Fun Again! Write postcards for the Nov. 4 election — we’ll give you address labels + a guide, you add your touch. 📬 Sign up: forms.gle/cj3G3DTauXtQ... #VoteTexas #txlege
October 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
✏️ Make Democracy Fun Again! Write postcards for the Nov. 4 election — we’ll give you address labels + a guide, you add your touch. 📬 Sign up: forms.gle/cj3G3DTauXtQ... #VoteTexas #txlege
🗳️ 17 constitutional amendments. Big decisions. Low turnout.
We’re breaking down what’s really on the Texas ballot — and what it means for you.
📲 See the pros, cons, and explainer at texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: Oct 20–31
🪪 Bring your ID!
We’re breaking down what’s really on the Texas ballot — and what it means for you.
📲 See the pros, cons, and explainer at texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: Oct 20–31
🪪 Bring your ID!
October 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
🗳️ 17 constitutional amendments. Big decisions. Low turnout.
We’re breaking down what’s really on the Texas ballot — and what it means for you.
📲 See the pros, cons, and explainer at texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: Oct 20–31
🪪 Bring your ID!
We’re breaking down what’s really on the Texas ballot — and what it means for you.
📲 See the pros, cons, and explainer at texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: Oct 20–31
🪪 Bring your ID!
🗳️ 17 constitutional amendments. Big decisions. Low turnout.
We’re breaking down what’s really on the Texas ballot — and what it means for you.
📲 See the pros, cons, and plain-English explainer at texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: Oct 20–31
🪪 Bring your ID!
We’re breaking down what’s really on the Texas ballot — and what it means for you.
📲 See the pros, cons, and plain-English explainer at texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: Oct 20–31
🪪 Bring your ID!
October 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
🗳️ 17 constitutional amendments. Big decisions. Low turnout.
We’re breaking down what’s really on the Texas ballot — and what it means for you.
📲 See the pros, cons, and plain-English explainer at texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: Oct 20–31
🪪 Bring your ID!
We’re breaking down what’s really on the Texas ballot — and what it means for you.
📲 See the pros, cons, and plain-English explainer at texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: Oct 20–31
🪪 Bring your ID!
🕯️ On #September11, we remember nearly 3,000 lives lost and the families forever changed.
As President Bush said that night: “These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.”
The foundation is freedom. We must keep it shining.
#NeverForget #MakeOurRepublicReal
As President Bush said that night: “These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.”
The foundation is freedom. We must keep it shining.
#NeverForget #MakeOurRepublicReal
September 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🕯️ On #September11, we remember nearly 3,000 lives lost and the families forever changed.
As President Bush said that night: “These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.”
The foundation is freedom. We must keep it shining.
#NeverForget #MakeOurRepublicReal
As President Bush said that night: “These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.”
The foundation is freedom. We must keep it shining.
#NeverForget #MakeOurRepublicReal
🍼 Everly’s Law is a compassionate step forward — giving grieving families counseling & time with their babies after loss.
A JAMA study found TX infant deaths rose 12.9% after the 2021 abortion ban.
💡 State grants via DSHS will support the program.
#TXLege #GoodBadTXPolicy
A JAMA study found TX infant deaths rose 12.9% after the 2021 abortion ban.
💡 State grants via DSHS will support the program.
#TXLege #GoodBadTXPolicy
September 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🍼 Everly’s Law is a compassionate step forward — giving grieving families counseling & time with their babies after loss.
A JAMA study found TX infant deaths rose 12.9% after the 2021 abortion ban.
💡 State grants via DSHS will support the program.
#TXLege #GoodBadTXPolicy
A JAMA study found TX infant deaths rose 12.9% after the 2021 abortion ban.
💡 State grants via DSHS will support the program.
#TXLege #GoodBadTXPolicy
🎓 SB 2972: Free speech on the label, restrictions in the package. 🧵
September 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🎓 SB 2972: Free speech on the label, restrictions in the package. 🧵
🗳 Tarrant County friends: Commissioner Simmons is trying to restore polling places for Precinct 2.
📣 Sign up to speak or submit public comment by 5PM TODAY: www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/commissio...
Go to Sept 3 agenda → Section IX → Precinct 2 → Register to Speak.
#ProtectTheVote #TarrantCounty
📣 Sign up to speak or submit public comment by 5PM TODAY: www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/commissio...
Go to Sept 3 agenda → Section IX → Precinct 2 → Register to Speak.
#ProtectTheVote #TarrantCounty
September 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
🗳 Tarrant County friends: Commissioner Simmons is trying to restore polling places for Precinct 2.
📣 Sign up to speak or submit public comment by 5PM TODAY: www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/commissio...
Go to Sept 3 agenda → Section IX → Precinct 2 → Register to Speak.
#ProtectTheVote #TarrantCounty
📣 Sign up to speak or submit public comment by 5PM TODAY: www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/commissio...
Go to Sept 3 agenda → Section IX → Precinct 2 → Register to Speak.
#ProtectTheVote #TarrantCounty
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Houston, Dallas and Austin had strong showings.
These 10 Texas high schools are among the best in the U.S.
Houston, Dallas and Austin had strong showings.
bit.ly
September 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Houston, Dallas and Austin had strong showings.
🗳️ Democracy doesn’t run itself. Sign up to be an election worker this November and help keep Texas elections fair, safe, and free from culture war chaos.
👉 www.powerthepolls.org/txnsdd
#TXLege #PowerThePolls #MakeOurRepublicReal
👉 www.powerthepolls.org/txnsdd
#TXLege #PowerThePolls #MakeOurRepublicReal
September 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🗳️ Democracy doesn’t run itself. Sign up to be an election worker this November and help keep Texas elections fair, safe, and free from culture war chaos.
👉 www.powerthepolls.org/txnsdd
#TXLege #PowerThePolls #MakeOurRepublicReal
👉 www.powerthepolls.org/txnsdd
#TXLege #PowerThePolls #MakeOurRepublicReal
🗣️ Citizens showed up and spoke out.
📍 Tarrant County leaders voted to cut 115 polling sites anyway.
🎥 Watch what democracy in action looks like.
#TXLege #TarrantCounty #VotingRights #StopTheCuts
📍 Tarrant County leaders voted to cut 115 polling sites anyway.
🎥 Watch what democracy in action looks like.
#TXLege #TarrantCounty #VotingRights #StopTheCuts
August 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
🗣️ Citizens showed up and spoke out.
📍 Tarrant County leaders voted to cut 115 polling sites anyway.
🎥 Watch what democracy in action looks like.
#TXLege #TarrantCounty #VotingRights #StopTheCuts
📍 Tarrant County leaders voted to cut 115 polling sites anyway.
🎥 Watch what democracy in action looks like.
#TXLege #TarrantCounty #VotingRights #StopTheCuts
🚨 Tarrant County plans to shut down over half of its early voting sites — and the hardest-hit areas are Black & Hispanic precincts.
🗓️ Vote: Tues, Aug 19
📍 Commissioners Court
🎙️ TDD’s Exec Director will speak.
#VoterSuppression #TXlege #StopTheCuts
🗓️ Vote: Tues, Aug 19
📍 Commissioners Court
🎙️ TDD’s Exec Director will speak.
#VoterSuppression #TXlege #StopTheCuts
August 19, 2025 at 5:22 AM
🚨 Tarrant County plans to shut down over half of its early voting sites — and the hardest-hit areas are Black & Hispanic precincts.
🗓️ Vote: Tues, Aug 19
📍 Commissioners Court
🎙️ TDD’s Exec Director will speak.
#VoterSuppression #TXlege #StopTheCuts
🗓️ Vote: Tues, Aug 19
📍 Commissioners Court
🎙️ TDD’s Exec Director will speak.
#VoterSuppression #TXlege #StopTheCuts