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Cynthia Phillips's avatar

I am going to assume Texas Senators are afraid of some sort of terrible retribution from Dan Patrick. We need to find out what his threat over them is and figure out how to protect them.

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C Murphy's avatar

Wowza, Michelle! We DO have our work cut out for us. What nasty schedules as per usual. Thank you once again for your reporting with the details & schedules. Great news about the quorum numbers in the Senate!!! Hope we can mobilize enough folks to make 'em sweat. I'll get to work asap over on bsky. Hope you're able to get a little sleep over the next week. Peace out.

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Michelle H. Davis's avatar

Is it good news about the senate if they won’t get on board? I’m annoyed that we haven’t been talking about this avenue for weeks already.

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C Murphy's avatar

No, but at least the course there is clear. I feel for you because you've really been busting your butt & have some long days still ahead.

Full steam ahead, though... and give it all we got. No point in looking back. If that worked Texas would've been blue a long time ago.

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Virgin Monk Boy's avatar

This is the kind of reporting that should be laminated and stapled to every Senate Democrat’s forehead.

We don’t need more statements. We need resistance. We don’t need more “concerns.” We need quorum breaks, megaphones, and civil disobedience if that’s what it takes. If the Senate won’t act, then they’re collaborators in red ink.

Thank you for saying it plain: this is a coordinated, strategic assault on democratic representation. And if Texas Dems can’t find their courage now, they’re forfeiting the right to run under that banner next time.

We remember who stood up. We also remember who sat it out.

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Veda's avatar

Would that it be so for CD5. I always tell people Jasmine is my Rep because Lance Gooden sure doesn't represent me and hers is next to mine. 😁

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Mubashir Saleem's avatar

Michelle! Can you cover a bit more in regards to the Quorum rules? I am literally arguing with an Texan atm who litrally is saying he knows the law better, and Texas democrats would suffer a 1,000 dollar penalty a day so we shouldnt encourage them to break quorum. When i mentioned your reporting in regards to how the state senate can break quorum and he literally argues with me saying we shouldnt encourage it because of the penalties. Ironically he is also part of a group that is working on a pressure campaign for dems to break Quorum

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Michelle H. Davis's avatar

It’s $500 per day and it only applies to the House, not the Senate. And they can’t use their campaign accounts. Senate rules and House rules are different because they’re two different bodies, both rule books can be googled.

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Mubashir Saleem's avatar

literally telling me its a bit wish washy to do this.

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Liza Hameline's avatar

Hell yeah CD 6! Guess they decided to sacrifice Jake and maybe even Brian Harrison’s hope of winning the district! It won’t happen maybe this year it will happen in 2028. We are building the infrastructure!

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tim koss's avatar

don't be a bystander...do something

Start a FB........."How ICE goons wrecked your family in (your county goes here)"

little effort required ,,,,u can do this in the time it take to read all these posts

this I would send to all CEC at TCDP if i weren't blocked for sending such outlandish ideas

who knows , maybe Alison will turn the switch back on......

but if can't reach em , reach out for me

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Michelle H. Davis's avatar

I meant to tell you the other day, my 25 year old son told me that FB was for old people. 🤦🏻‍♀️😭

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tim koss's avatar

guilty...is that why no one took to my idea ....ageism? shame shame.

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tim koss's avatar

one old timer channeling another old timer re; MC?MC

LBJ to Bill Moyers: "we can't treat grandma that way"

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Michelle H. Davis's avatar

Probably. All the kids are on Instagram or TikTok.

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