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Folks — we’re so proud of our House Democrats, who are standing strong against Greg Abbott and Donald Trump. They’re holding the line and refusing to back down, even as Greg is threatening to unleash the full power of the Texas Rangers against them and Donald Trump is threatening to get the FBI involved. “When that governor holds disaster relief for 137 dead Texans and their families hostage, my moral duty is to sound the alarm — by any means necessary. Denying the governor a quorum was not an abandonment of my office; it was a fulfillment of my oath. History will judge this moment. It will show a Governor who used the law as a weapon to silence his people, and it will show those of us who stood for a higher principle. — Minority Leader Gene Wu “Never in the history of our country have we seen the Governor of Texas bow down to a New Yorker.” — Congressman Gonzalez “We’ve got to do everything we can to save this country because it feels like we’re going to hell, and it feels like we don’t have a way back … Democracy is hanging by a thread… We need to do everything we can in this moment.” — Former State Rep & Current “I remember when Trump called Georgia, he called the Secretary of State. He told them, ‘I need to just find 11,780 votes.’ What did Georgia say? ‘No.’ — State Rep. Mihaela Plesa “The Republican members on this dais have outsourced our democracy to Mar-a-Lago and the Oval Office… You’re saying to Texas voters: you don’t get to pick who represents you. Donald Trump picks who represents you.” — Congressman Casar "Yeah, no, abandoning your job is going to Cancun in the middle of a deadly freeze, right? Abandoning your job is cutting health care when people need access. Abandoning your job is cutting public education when we already have one of the worst education systems in the nation." — State Rep. Anne Johnson Folks, even as our trusted colleagues are facing dangers like bomb threats, they continue to keep the people of Texas at the forefront of their minds. Check this out… "This is what happens when Republican state leaders publicly call for us to be ‘hunted down.’ Texas Democrats won’t be intimidated.” — State Rep. John Bucy III “As a former human trafficking prosecutor, I’ve faced threats before, but never from the Governor or President Trump. Paxton told his supporters to ‘hunt us down’— but we won’t be silenced.” — State Rep. Ann Johnson “I can’t think of a better word to describe someone like Donald Trump than ‘entitled,’ but that doesn’t mean he’s ‘entitled’ to congressional seats. Donald Trump is trying to steal 5 seats in Congress to avoid accountability in the 2026 midterm election. Donald Trump is a cheater, Greg Abbot is a cheater, and Ken Paxton is a cheater (in more ways than one).” — Kendall Scudder, TDP Chair
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We are the Texas Dems. We're protecting Texans from Republican extremists and their unending stream of misinformation statewide. Let's be clear, Texas Republicans have drawn district lines to choose the voters they want, and D.C. Republicans have poured tens of millions of dollars in dark money into Texas. We are on the front lines of pushing back against their influence with voters. |
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