#uspolitics #txpolitics #txpol

Happy Ken Paxton Impeachment Day to all who observe!

@NovemberMan@mastodon.sdf.org @uspolitics
My governor is an evil, inhumane weasel.

*no offense to weasels in general....
#TXPolitics #TXGovAbbott

State and world leaders should enact trade restrictions on Texas oil and natural gas, and prohibitions on transportation and processing through TX pipelines, infrastructure, and refineries, until this criminal fuckery against asylum seekers ends. Isolate our state economy if GOPer's continue crimes against humanity.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/border-trooper-migrants-wire-18205076.php

#TXPolitics #USPolitics

@DemocracyMattersALot I made these #PublicDomain #GiveAbbottTheBoot #TXPolitics graphics, if they’re useful

Download here: https://bcavello.com/the-boot/

The state of Texas is probably mad they didn't take out a huge professional liability insurance policy on the idiot criminal #kenpaxton - and now he has put the state on the hook for millions of payout dollars. #txlege #txpolitics

@uspolitics
How long before #TXGov #GregAbbott just flat out makes it legal for white people to kill black people in #Texas?

#USPolitics #TXPolitics #racismsucks

We have to vote out the #RacistGOP in every state, every election.

This is not a good moment if you’re on the political center-left in #Texas. #txpol #txpolitics

From: @TexasObserver
https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver/110093148980077491

Texas Observer, legendary crusading liberal magazine, is closing and laying off its staff
#USPolitics #TX #TxPolitics #TexasTribune https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/26/texas-observer-shutting-down/?utm_campaign=trib-social-buttons&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social via @TexasTribune

RT @asherprice: Scoop: The architect of the Texas abortion ban has turned his sights to library books, drafting rules that would allow private citizens to sue librarians who put "immoral content" on shelves. https://t.co/BECwShyFpi @axios @TXLA #txpolitics

Just a daily reminder that GOPers think the EPA shouldn't exist at all and are actively working in congresses and courts to eliminate its ability to protect people and environments.

"...a step forward would be for the EPA to update its technology standards for wastewater systems. Despite the Clean Water Act, which calls for these regulations to be updated every five years, the EPA has not updated them since 1985."

#TXPolitics

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2023/01/30/442559/six-houston-based-refineries-dump-millions-of-gallons-of-contaminated-wastewater-with-little-penalty-report-finds/

@doncruse #TXPolitics

It’s one thing to represent Hate Groups in Court, but it’s something else to be a member!

“sources with insider knowledge of the group have told Hatewatch that Van Dyke is not simply Patriot Front’s lawyer of choice, but also a member. Evidence obtained from Patriot Front communications and reviewed by Hatewatch indicate that Van Dyke has participated in the group’s internal chats under the alias ‘John TX’.
https://bit.ly/3VS8vxw

#politics #USPolitics #WhiteSupremacy #txpolitics #News

This news enrages me so much. Just let #trans people exist in peace and be themselves, dammit. Leave politics out of medical decision-making. #BodilyAutonomy for all.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/11/texas-transgender-ban-drag-shows-criminalize-parents.html

#TXPolitics #TexasPolitics #Texas #TransRightsAreHumanRights

When Fox News reports a story straight, you know it's bad.

Gov. Abbott sent a little 10-year-old girl on a 40-hour bus ride from Texas to Philly as part of his attempt to use immigrants as political weapons.

Aaaand she almost died.

#txlege #txpolitics #texas #immigration

https://www.foxnews.com/us/bus-carrying-28-migrants-arrives-philadelphia-10-year-old-girl-sent-hospital-dehydration-fever

this is murder

two-thirds of Texas prisons lack air conditioning and temperatures inside have risen as high as 149 degrees Fahrenheit, causing at least 271 deaths

#Texas #TXPolitics #txlege #Prison

https://www.salon.com/2022/11/18/study-extreme-heat-responsible-for-hundreds-of-in-texas_partner/

A kid who works at a gas station and lives with his mom just won the district clerk race in Hays County, and he just tells it like it is:

"A lot of people, generally speaking, just click a ‘D’ or an ‘R’ when they’re in the voting booth," Anderson said.

#Partisanship #midterms #Elections #txpolitics #texaspolitics #HaysCouny #Texas
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/how-a-19-year-old-with-no-experience-beat-an-incumbent-for-political-office/

Alright, here's my #FollowBackFriday pitch. I'm a writer. I've covered governing and education as well as done comms work around #txlege / #txpolitics

Now I've sold out and just do comms to pay the bills. I still follow #politics #politicaltheology #theology #criticaltheory and write about it. My spicy stuff is here: https://joelnihlean.medium.com

Let's meet, you new and interesting internet people.

Here's a pic of my dog in The Cone of Shame. #ff #followfriday #dogsofmastodon

The culture wars battles in #txed over #COVID19 masking, #crt, #transrights and sexuality have “softened the ground” for private school vouchers in Texas.

Now, the far-right megadonors are swooping in and spending big to finish killing public education. #txlege #txpolitics

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-politicians-far-right-christian-megadonors-rcna55546

Alright, somebody do lettuce v Ted Cruz or Greg Abbott now.

#txpol #txpolitics #Texas #uspol #lettuce

Ok, consider this my #twittermigration post.

I'm a writer. I've written for magazines on governing as well as done comms work around #txlege / #txpolitics

I follow #politics and occasionally still write about it. My spicy stuff is here: https://joelnihlean.medium.com

I also think a lot about #politicaltheology #theology #criticaltheory and related stuff.

Anyway, say 'hi' and follow. I'll follow you back. Looking forward to meeting new and interesting internet people.

Here's a pic of my dog.