
Famous Moments in History, Reimagined by Centrists (4 of 4)



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From @WSJopinion: The drama in Texas over election reform isn’t really about Democrats fighting to ensure access to voting; it’s about them dividing Americans by race, through fear, for political advantage, writes @KarlRove https://t.co/d9TSBLQDpB
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 20, 2021
Breaking: After a nearly six-week exodus over a GOP voting restrictions bill, enough Democrats returned to the Texas House today for lawmakers to resume work.
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) August 19, 2021
The House then immediately adjourned until Monday. #TXlege https://t.co/vcbptekQnc
Here's my video of those three House Democrats who just got to the chamber. In a joint statement, Coleman, Walle and Hernandez say it's time to move past "partisan legislative calls" to address COVID-19 surge and help schools. @TXCapTonight #txlege pic.twitter.com/meTbyyHpwe
— Reena Diamante (@reenajade) August 19, 2021
State Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, says the three Houston Democrats who returned today did not let the caucus know ahead of time that they'd return today amid Democratic quorum-break. #txlege https://t.co/tmWsHTKbvw
— Taylor Goldenstein (@taygoldenstein) August 19, 2021
@ErinForYall we were literally on caucus calls for 2 hours this morning and none of the defecting Democrats mentioned they were planning on helping the Republicans pass voter suppression bills. Guess what the other defecting Democrats have accomplished by going back—NOTHING! https://t.co/OuXgKt0s3M
— Representative Ana-Maria Ramos (@Ramos4Texas) August 19, 2021
This is how Texas Democrats lose elections. #txlege https://t.co/8FllkZvlCh
— Michelle Beckley (@BeckleyforTX) August 19, 2021
What a bunch of chickenshit, ain't shit @texasdemocrats. Glad y'all had a nice field trip and got some cool pics with AOC or whatever.
— Denise Flores (@TheDeniseFlores) August 20, 2021
....AND FOR WHAT?
A performative trip to D.C. and a non-climactic return like nothing ever happened? Bravo! #txlege https://t.co/G57Z4wjBT6
I count 98 green lights. Not enough for a quorum, even with two seats vacant. What's up with that, #txlege? https://t.co/OD96lgWhTe
— Dick Lavine (@dlavine) August 20, 2021
Couple of lawmakers had lights saying present that weren't on the floor. Canales, Lucio, Moody are some of the ones I saw #txlege https://t.co/8rZ5cOpkYn
— James Barragán 🌟 (@James_Barragan) August 19, 2021
The party arguing for “election integrity” just established quorum by voting members present who weren’t on the floor.
— Diego Bernal (@DiegoBernalTX) August 19, 2021
Make sense now? #txlege
House is moving on the Senate bill.
— Alexa Ura (@alexazura) August 20, 2021
Public hearing on SB 1 set for Saturday (again coupled with the bail bill) starting at 8 am. Testimony limited to 2 mins. https://t.co/kp3q8hWTBm #txlege https://t.co/rOzUyxu9yU
Who wants to come yell about voting rights & bail reform on a Saturday?
— Katya (@EhresmanKatya) August 20, 2021
Answer: everyone who can safely get their masked selves to the Capitol.
Don't let the disappointing democrats keep you from showing up and speaking out against this violent agenda. #txlege https://t.co/6hWSKiwBL9
Gov. Abbott blames the spread of COVID on undocumented immigrants from the southern border.
— Diego Bernal (@DiegoBernalTX) August 20, 2021
Lt. Gov. Patrick says it’s due to unvaccinated Black people.
You *still* think the voting bill is really about election integrity? #txlege https://t.co/gYyp5YuCbP
El Arroyo never fails!! #Austin #GregAbbott pic.twitter.com/RoiMQJNLOd
— Kim White (@gmomthoughts) August 18, 2021
Another standing room only event in Collin County tonight.
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) August 17, 2021
Thank y’all for the enthusiastic reception.
Let's keep this energy up and send a message that Texas values are NOT up for grabs in 2022. pic.twitter.com/wlPZyrHpx3
Abbott likes to say, in another context, “the most precious freedom is life itself.” We agree. More than 54,000 Texans have lost theirs now -- some because they believed vaccine conspiracies and some because they believed political leaders who claim a face mask is more tyrannical than a deadly infectious disease.
The governor is reportedly feeling fine ... He seems to be in good hands. If only we could say the same for Texas.
Gov @GregAbbott_TX is now presiding over a gridlocked government in Austin and is at war with school boards, cities, and counties over covid restrictions. It has to be the most dysfunctional Texas government has been in modern history #txlege
— Scott Braddock (@scottbraddock) August 12, 2021
The @TexasGOP's war on governing https://t.co/HnfFKZ16Bn #TXLege #TexasDeservesBetter
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) August 14, 2021
The Texas Supreme Court just blocked mask mandates in schools.
— Resist Programming 🛰 (@RzstProgramming) August 15, 2021
When Texas had a mask mandate, cases went down. When capacity restrictions were rolled back they went up. When mask mandates were gone cases rose again. Kids deserve better. pic.twitter.com/hrvWulkCMj
Houston pediatrician Dr. Christina Propst on Texas Governor Greg Abbott's order banning schools from enforcing mask mandates: "What he is doing is a direct threat to the health and well-being of the children of Texas." https://t.co/Emczv5UP9y
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) August 14, 2021
"Something is wrong when an extreme primary electorate has such a stranglehold ... that a public official believes it is against his interest to take basic steps to keep his own constituents alive."
— Progress Texas (@ProgressTX) August 14, 2021
Greg Abbott is failing Texans. #txlegehttps://t.co/eg9QDwO3NU
.@GregAbbott_TX is
— Diego Bernal (@DiegoBernalTX) August 9, 2021
-forbidding schools from requiring masks,
-failing to fund distance learning alternatives, and
-refusing to send aid to hospitals or cities,
because he thinks he will be rewarded politically.
Let that sink in. #txlege
BREAKING: In win for Gov. Abbott, Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocks local mask mandates https://t.co/0Rbp3si7bZ #txlege
— Taylor Goldenstein (@taygoldenstein) August 15, 2021
Drew Sheneman, The Star-Ledger pic.twitter.com/kVD3uPlmeM
— Editorial & Political Cartoons (@EandPCartoons) August 13, 2021
#TXLege #AbbottFailedTexasAgain #HouNews #HTX 😷 https://t.co/TEO60nqA8X
— Forever in debt to your priceless advice. (@PDiddie) August 14, 2021
The situation in Afghanistan makes America look so bad, Texas has already banned schools from teaching it
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) August 15, 2021
"Sunday 'Crazy Enough' Toons" https://t.co/zUFIZ4YySU - This and more in @PDiddie's latest crazy collection of the week’s never-crazy-enough toons… pic.twitter.com/LMib57VNBW
— Brad Friedman (@TheBradBlog) August 15, 2021
Major climate report shows that Texans can expect more 100-degree days and flooding, @GovAbbott’s own climatologist says. The time to #ActOnClimate is now. https://t.co/M8Mm84rqb7 #txlege #txclimate
— EDF Texas (@EDFtx) August 13, 2021
Pool party at Greg’s 🏊♂️😱 pic.twitter.com/kD2otKfD4z
— Jonathan Sherchand (@JSherchand) August 15, 2021
We have every confidence you will screw this up like you do every thing else. pic.twitter.com/dkDQCCLISg
— xxxJDxxx (@xxxJDxxx3) August 15, 2021
BREAKING: Texas @GovAbbott to issue new executive order on Monday banning immigrants from Mexico for bringing rain across the border, damaging State Capitol. https://t.co/1zrOHbJN31
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) August 15, 2021
Examining the collision between business and politics in Texas, where Republican Governor Greg Abbott is facing backlash over a conservative social agenda. #txlege #TexasBusiness #txbiz #txpolitics #Texas #Apple #Facebook #Dell #IBM https://t.co/gXtRvnSAS0 via @bpolitics
— John Gravois (@Grav1) August 13, 2021
The political path forward for a two-time loser without a cabinet position is a narrow one. Instead, Beto O'Rourke and two other failed Democratic candidates are focused on turning out more voters, in the hope that volume will translate to victory. https://t.co/35FTwcNzba
— Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) August 13, 2021
Some Texas finds from the 2020 Census:
— Alexa Ura (@alexazura) August 12, 2021
-People of color made up 95% of the growth since 2010
-State gained nearly 11 Hispanic residents for every white resident
-Hispanic & white pops are nearly equal https://t.co/4Tl642cRBB #txlege pic.twitter.com/r4Xgf02rd5
The fastest growing Texas counties are Hays, Comal, Williamson, Kaufman, Fort Bend, Rockwall, Denton, Montgomery, Collin and Chambers. https://t.co/fceaiCLBMk#254Strong #txlege
— Texas County magazine (@TexasCountymag) August 13, 2021
America’s White Population Shrank for 1st Time in U.S. History, Census Data Show https://t.co/zuVANEX2gX #TXed #CRT @utexascoe @TexasLULAC @LULAC #txlege @TxTLEEC @LatinostudiesUT @AISDEquity @UT_DDCE #population #demography #WhiteSupremacy #Whites #Hispanic #POC @IDRAeduFellows pic.twitter.com/ESPbwlJfEw
— Angela Valenzuela (@vlnzl) August 13, 2021
Hear from three public artists whose murals were just unveiled during an online event with @SAMAart tonight. https://t.co/3QuSwwV2c8
— San Antonio Magazine (@SanAntonioMag) August 15, 2021
Two Texans: Nanci Griffith and @LyleLovett in Kerrville, early 1980s. RIP Nanci.
— Traces of Texas (@TracesofTexas) August 14, 2021
Thanks to George Moser for sending this in. @robertearlkeen @TXmusicTV @txmusicoffice @TxMusicMag @TxMusicHoP @raywylie @PaulaNelsonBand pic.twitter.com/BBq8ijdz4m