Historically, voter participation in midterm primary elections is dismal in Texas, with less than a quarter of registered voters casting ballots most years.@MandiCai and @snehadey_ will track the turnout here:https://t.co/xUyc7Us2mK pic.twitter.com/sHpfoxeaR8
— darlacameron (@darlacameron) February 14, 2022
Please clear your busy social calendars to make time for these important upcoming events:
- Tuesday, March 8, 7-9 pm: Harris County Consolidated Precinct Green Conventions, La Granja Disco y Cantina, 5505 Pinemont Dr. (just east of Antoine Dr.)
- Saturday, March 12, 3 pm: Harris County Green Convention, same location
- Saturday, April 9, all day: Green Party of Texas Convention, Kyle TX, venue TBD (delegates may also attend online)
Other counties in Texas with Green Party organizations will also hold their precinct and county conventions on those dates, which are specified in the Texas Election Code. Those counties include Collin, Dallas, Denton, Travis, and Tarrant; Bexar may also have one. Other Houston-metro counties (Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Montgomery) may have a consolidated county convention in the near future. Watch txgreens.org or Green social media for details.
I am not voting in the D primary so that I can participate in the Greens' conventions. You'll note in the right-hand column that -- for those of you who are -- there are some Democrats I recommend you choose for statewide offices. Here are the Texas Green Party's nominees:
- Delilah Barrios for Governor (Twitter: @DelilahForTexas)
- Hunter Crow for Railroad Commission (Twitter: @CrowRailroad)
- Alfred Molison for Commissioner of the General Land Office (Twitter: @copyhinge1)
Molison's filing is in protest of the state law restricting political participation by financial access. That lawsuit by the Texas Libertarian Party is currently under consideration at the Supreme Court of Texas (scroll down to Dr. Mark Jones' tweet and read from there) and in federal district court.
So we'll see if Molison can make the November ballot.
Our Tex-Pukes actin' like fools since Monday:
A tweet from @DanPatrick has raised concerns & questions among UT Austin faculty about their academic freedom and the political intent of the newly proposed Liberty Institute on campus.
— Kate McGee (@McGeeReports) February 16, 2022
Profs say Patrick contradicted UT admin's message on the new center.https://t.co/sjgZzjPew3
Textbook racist gaslighting going on with the Texas Lt Gov, y’all. The Liberty Institute at UT is essentially a taxpayer-funded propaganda learning center. The #txlege gave it $6 million in the same session it ignored the grid and gutted abortion, voting and trans youth rights. pic.twitter.com/AHuF38CRhW
— Cari Marshall (@CariMarshallTX) February 16, 2022
An Austin lawyer argues that Texas AG Ken Paxton should be disbarred for inciting members of the public to pressure a group of judges into issuing a ruling in Paxton's favor https://t.co/r5G02D2Zs0
— Austin Statesman (@statesman) February 15, 2022
Candidate appears to be semi-nude in campaign ad, says "I want to talk about flaring, I want to talk about interstate pipelines but that's boring...I want to put my clothes back on and have a serious conversation."#txlege #texashttps://t.co/ajTiy0sCWN
— Texas Energy Report (@TxEnergyReport) February 16, 2022
Please put your clothes back on anyway. I will acknowledge that sex work is still work, but IMO we have too many whores on the RRC as it is.
An East Texas company wanted to dump oilfield sludge near the Ogalala aquifer. Experts at the state regulator said no. But the CEO knew @txrrc chair Wayne Christian and had $100K to give his campaign. It ain't right: https://t.co/pJWlSkoAS1 @HoustonChron #txlege
— ChrisTomlinson (@cltomlinson) February 13, 2022
No, Texas teachers are not "teaching explicit pornography" to students. https://t.co/547kq09MNF @TexasObserver
— Gabriel Arana (he/him/his) (@gabrielarana) February 15, 2022
"Section 39.02(a)(2) of the Texas Penal Code prohibits a public officer from using government resources, of which the officer has custody or possession, to create a photograph, video, or other communication for political advertising." https://t.co/pOi885rruy #txlege https://t.co/TWF5uqPott
— Scott Braddock (@scottbraddock) February 15, 2022
New: Rejecting the 2020 election results has become a litmus test to measure GOP candidates' fealty to Trump. @BenjaminEW & I surveyed all 143 Republicans running for Congress in Texas; we confirmed 13 who say the results were legit. https://t.co/yKI3iNDonK
— Jasper Scherer (@jaspscherer) February 16, 2022
Regardless of whom you supported, do you think Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 presidential election? Texas responses rom February 2022 @UTAustin/@TxPolProject Poll, sorted by urban/suburban/rural More: https://t.co/drJ6VHR7iz #Tx2020 #Txlege pic.twitter.com/1BCxpgk2f2
— Jim Henson (@jamesrhenson) February 17, 2022
Bianca Garcia vows to become a "mini Marjorie Taylor Greene" if elected to the state Senate (District 11; Galveston, Pearland). Praise the Lawd and pass the gazpacho. Garcia also serves as the president of the national org Latinos for Trump. And I decided to leave Ted Cruz and his latest antics out of this one, because I'm really getting worn out by that asshole.
Honestly starting to hate this part of the collation. I'll have environmental, criminal and legal and social justice updates, and the soothers in the next Wrangle.
