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Action - need letters! Sarah Eckhardt is going to Filibuster HB4 1 Lithos Aug 20 Aug 21 8 1020
Tarrant County reduces November Election Day voting locations by 33% 0 RandySF Aug 20 Aug 20 4 811
El Paso judge blocks Ken Paxton from taking legal action against Beto O'Rourke's political group 1 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 20 Aug 20 7 673
Judge temporarily blocks Texas' Ten Commandments requirement in 11 school districts 1 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 20 Aug 20 8 607
Tarrant County Commissioners again propose cutting voting sites ahead of an election 1 RandySF Aug 18 Aug 18 2 437
Port Neches-Groves ISD board calls for November bond election 0 RandySF Aug 18 Aug 18 1 317
Statements from State Party Chair and Representative Trey Martinez Fischer 0 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 18 Aug 18 9 494
"Very high" levels of the virus were detected in Texas last week, including in Harris County, per CDC data 18 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 16 Aug 17 68 3112
Fight on every front, everywhere across this country - Beto O'Rourke 1 Rhiannon12866 Aug 17 Aug 17 15 725
Rep. Jasmine Crockett Slams New GOP Map Targeting Her Seat. 0 Rhiannon12866 Aug 17 Aug 17 7 763
New Texas Congressional Map Sends Two Democratic Progressives into a Vicious Battle to Remain in The U.S. House 1 douglas9 Aug 16 Aug 16 5 661
Abilene ISD seeks voter approval for $10M funding boost in November election 0 RandySF Aug 15 Aug 15 0 453
Taylor ISD board calls for bond election 0 RandySF Aug 15 Aug 15 0 325
Socorro ISD board calls for 'VATRE' tax rate election. Here's what it means to you 0 RandySF Aug 15 Aug 15 0 339
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office's Work to Costly Private Lawyers 2 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 14 7 722
'Lots of reasons to be thankful.' No leaks after train carrying hazardous chemicals derails in North Texas 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 13 Aug 13 5 475
Texas Supreme Court won't rule for weeks on GOP requests to expel Democrats who left the state 2 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 12 Aug 13 1 473
3 dead in North Austin Target shooting, suspect arrested: Officials 3 TexasTowelie Aug 11 Aug 11 5 706
Tesla secures permit key to offering full-scale robotaxi services in Austin 1 TexasTowelie Aug 11 Aug 11 0 479
Dinosaur footprints from 115 million years ago found after Texas flood - ABC News 6 TexasTowelie Aug 10 Aug 11 9 901
Whataburger turned 75 yesterday 19 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 9 Aug 11 4 804
Heider Garcia resigns as Dallas County elections chief 0 RandySF Aug 9 Aug 9 4 469
Texas Attorney General investigating Beto O'Rourke PAC over funding of Democrats - CBS News 6 Rhiannon12866 Aug 8 Aug 9 2 568
Houston-area Trump-themed burger joint owner now facing deportation 2 LeftInTX Aug 8 Aug 8 11 718
Commissioner Louie Minor (D) announces re-election bid 0 RandySF Aug 8 Aug 8 2 501
Texas GOP governor sues to remove Democratic leader amid election map fight 5 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 5 Aug 6 3 601
Paxton is fighting with Abbott in the lawsuit to remove Gene Wu 9 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 5 Aug 6 7 913
Arp ISD board approves call for bond election 0 RandySF Aug 6 Aug 6 0 424
City submits official tax rate proposal, special election for firefighters 0 RandySF Aug 6 Aug 6 0 345
Paxton to seek judicial orders declaring Democrat quorum-busters seats vacant if they are not back by Friday 4 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 5 Aug 6 3 548

Texas Continued...

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John Cornyn asks FBI to help round up Texas Democrats who fled the state 5 LeftInTX Aug 5 Aug 5 1 606
Texas Attorney General Paxton will ask courts to vacate Democratic lawmakers' seats 2 RandySF Aug 5 Aug 5 3 524
Houston area DUers-Ozone Action Day 0 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 5 Aug 5 2 368
Ted Cruz pushes to save poker pros from surprise tax hit in the Big Beautiful Bill 2 douglas9 Aug 5 Aug 5 5 531
Denying quorum has been a Texas political strategy since 1870 1 no_hypocrisy Aug 5 Aug 5 4 428
"Before you see a hundred or so posts saying that Texas has issued arrest warrants for the absent Dem legislators ..." 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 4 Aug 4 51 2067
Abbott threatens to try to expel Democrats who fled Texas, escalating tensions 4 LetMyPeopleVote Aug 4 Aug 4 3 626
Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star was a bonanza for Texas cities 0 douglas9 Aug 4 Aug 4 5 651
Texas House Democrats flee the state in bid to block GOP's proposed congressional map 1 Liberal In Texas Aug 3 Aug 4 8 521
Judge voids Howard County Emergency Services District election 0 RandySF Aug 2 Aug 2 0 399
Bell County replaces four voting locations for November election 0 RandySF Aug 2 Aug 2 1 355
A Texas researcher was held at an airport for over a week. Now he faces deportation 1 Eugene Aug 1 Aug 1 11 693
Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevio Jr. announces re-election bid 0 RandySF Aug 1 Aug 1 0 390
Austin City Council decides on maximum tax rate for possible upcoming election 0 RandySF Aug 1 Aug 1 1 378
"Start your morning with two minutes of the testimony of Samuel Garcia ..." 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 31 Jul 31 11 739
The proposed Texas gerrymandered maps are out and they are nasty 14 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 30 Jul 31 4 711
Congressman Al Green Issues Statement Regarding Texas Redistricting. 0 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 30 Jul 30 2 599
Redistricting Hearings. Submit Public Comments. 1 LeftInTX Jul 24 Jul 30 1 400
Author of Texas Abortion Ban Denies He Paid for Abortions Amid Bombshell Allegations from Former Exotic Dancer 1 douglas9 Jul 26 Jul 26 8 792
US Sen. John Cornyn calls for 'Alligator Alcatraz' facility in Texas 3 TexasTowelie Jul 25 Jul 25 8 777
Texas AG claimed three homes as primary residence. Democrats are being probed for similar issue 2 Javaman Jul 25 Jul 25 6 620
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is handing more of his office's work to costly private lawyers 1 douglas9 Jul 24 Jul 24 6 558
Austin City Council considers asking voters to approve a tax increase to fund city services 1 RandySF Jul 24 Jul 24 3 479
Survey: Former Mayor Annise Parker (D) favored by voters for 2026 Harris County Judge election 0 RandySF Jul 24 Jul 24 2 353
(Taxas) Calls To Action 🚨 Stop Trump' Texas Takeover🚨 0 Shell_Seas Jul 23 Jul 23 3 455
District 3 incumbent Jack Ladd Jr. announces re-election bid 0 RandySF Jul 23 Jul 23 1 436
Conservatism Is The Crisis 2 Shell_Seas Jul 22 Jul 23 8 703
Texas News Podcaster Joe Rogan urges Democrat State Rep. James Talarico to run for president 5 douglas9 Jul 22 Jul 22 3 924
FEMA search and rescue chief resigns after frustration with Texas flood response 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 22 Jul 22 11 706
1.7 million Texans could lose health coverage under expiring tax credits, ACA changes in GOP megabill 13 douglas9 Jul 21 Jul 21 10 1286

Texas Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Texas AG launches investigation into 100+ potential noncitizens who voted in recent elections 5 RandySF Jul 15 Jul 21 3 584
Rep. Jasmine Crockett speaks about the plans for redistricting Texas - CNN Laura Coates Live 0 Rhiannon12866 Jul 21 Jul 21 2 545
Texas Democrats could break quorum to delay redistricting efforts - KVUE ABC Austin 0 Rhiannon12866 Jul 21 Jul 21 5 536
Is This the Year Texas Republicans Finally Blow It In the Senate? 4 douglas9 Jul 20 Jul 20 8 741
Denton County Commissioner Dianne Edmondson (R) announces bid for re-election 0 RandySF Jul 18 Jul 18 0 331
City of Kyle sets special election to replace mayor 0 RandySF Jul 18 Jul 18 0 328
Recall election vote fails in Kingsville, now in hands of district judge 0 RandySF Jul 15 Jul 15 0 430
TX-AG: Democratic state Sen. Nathan Johnson announces run for attorney general 0 RandySF Jul 15 Jul 15 1 376
Houston and Harris County political races to watch 1 RandySF Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 503
33 feet in 4 hours 11 pbmus Jul 2025 Jul 2025 36 1762
Texas will spend millions on disaster recovery, but nothing on preventing them. 5 surfered Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 777
The City of Houston has its own holiday-Happy 713 Day 4 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2025 Jul 2025 2 653
Counsel for a 'dark night of the soul' from one of America's top grief experts 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2025 Jul 2025 11 733
Kerrville mayor says he wasn't aware of state resources that Gov. Abbott said were in place ahead of flooding 5 SARose Jul 2025 Jul 2025 8 770
Kerr and Kendall Counties 11 SARose Jul 2025 Jul 2025 9 1310
This Texas county asked for disaster resilience help. The flood came first. 4 douglas9 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 742
White House Pushes Texas to Redistrict, Hoping to Blunt Democratic Gains 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 Jul 2025 2 1020
Texas Plans Mid-Decade Redistricting After Pressure from White House 2 douglas9 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 594
Texas Republicans are trying to rig the map for the next election 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 653
New data reveals FEMA missed major flood risks at Camp Mystic 3 douglas9 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 10 785
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