Texas Politics

John Fetterman is furious that the Dems won the redistricting vote in Virginia, that just proves he's a maga Republican pretending to be a Democrat. #Ustrumpout

10 months ago, the Trump administraiton detained the wife and kids of a man charged w/ an antisemitic firebomb attack, and the WH said their deportation was imminent. Today, a federal judge in Texas ordered their release from custody, citing due process violations. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...

Legal issues often come down to framing

There are technical legal ?s in Virginia redistricting

But majorities in General Assembly approved referendum twice

Then majority of voters approved it

Does VA Supreme Court focus on big picture or the details?

That might decide case

Minnesota Democrats rally around Burnsville woman in federal custody with life-threatening cyst Minnesota Democrats are demanding that the federal government release Andrea Pedro-Francisco, who has a large ovarian cyst, from a Texas detention facility.

Elected officials are demanding that the federal government release Andrea Pedro-Francisco, who has a large ovarian cyst that causes her constant pain, from a Texas detention facility.

Written by Katelyn Vue.

Heard this guy described on NPR this morning as much more experienced than Phelan. They didn't mention this, or the fact that he campaigned on protecting Virginia from "witchcraft" he said had taken over parts of California, or that he appears to have lied about combat injuries.

Family held longest in immigration detention ordered released Hayam El Gamal, whose ex-husband was accused of a fatal firebombing attack in Colorado, and her five children have been held at a facility in Dilley, Texas, for over 10 months.

GOOD NEWS: U.S. District Judge Fred Biery just ordered the release of Hayam El Gamal and her five children after more than 10 months in immigration detention in Dilley, Texas. #FreeOurChildren

Y'all tell me that story again about how Texas is the freedom state. 😂

Watercolor and ink sketches of flowers with handwritten ink descriptions on the pages. Left page has the light blue, fringed bluestar overlapping the yellow two-leaved senna. Prairie pleatleaf, a blue star-like flower is in front of 3 lavender/blue wild hyacinths with leaves that aren't colored in. The handwriting says- March 29, 2026, Prairie at Lake Benbrook, Ft. Worth, TX, 82 degrees, sunny and breezy. Lots of butterflies and a white-lined sphinx! April 1, 2026, Tandy Hills, 85 degrees, sunny and breezy, Don and Debora Young led us on a tour to see the hyacinths! The right page has a beautiful, pale penstemon cobaea anchoring the left side with a short, dark pink flowering, white lace cactus of Texas next to it. Behind that is a small 4-nerved daisy and a larger Antelopehorn milkweed with leaves that are just inked. Handwritten notes say- April 7, 2026, Flower Mound, 73 degrees, partly sunny, breezy, prairie parsely also blooming. April 11, 2026, 76 degrees, 76 degrees, cloudy, Palo Pinto Mtns State Park, Cloudburst while sketching! Lol. Lots of cool cacti in the meadow. Lots of Antelopehorn milkweed blooming!

Finished a new Nature journal spread of Texas native wildflowers that I've seen in 4 different prairies/parks in April. Enjoy!
#sciart #naturejournal #prairie

youtu.be/4wFsHM-F01o?... #ProudBlue #USDemocracy. Harry Enten runs the numbers proving Texas Republicans Gerrymander was a colossal mistake.Texas Republicans got over their skis by agreeing to start a nationwide redistricting fight. Texas GOPand Trump started this fight. Democrats are ending it

How Did Virginia's African-American Communities Vote in the 2026 Virginia Redistricting Referendum? Southern minority communities have a unique and long experience with redistricting.

I analyzed turnout by race and Hispanic ethnicity in Virginia's redistricting amendment vote michaelmcdonald.substack.com/p/how-did-vi...

"Virginia wasn't fair, Republican voters were outnumbered."

Congrats on discovering how elections work.

If we want safer workplaces and the end of “right to work” in Texas, we have to vote out Greg Abbott this November!

No child should ever have to endure what the children at Dilley Detention Facility in Texas are being put through.
 
In any other setting, we would call this what it is — child abuse.

Rise of child care deserts in Texas fuels worry While East Texas areas are struggling with a chronic lack of child care, hope is being seen in the South and West.

Texas’ legislature claims to protect kids. I see. That’s why there is so little child care available (at any cost) in many parts of the state. Rural areas have so little child care that parents have to quit working to care for kids. And then the whole family is penalized for not being wealthy.

First in the South: Virginia Enacts Paid Family & Medical Leave | VEC Richmond, VA — April 22, 2026 – Today, Governor Abigail D. Spanberger and the General Assembly passed landmark legislation establishing Virginia’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. Beg...

Huge win for Virginia workers:

“Beginning in 2028, the law will guarantee working Virginians the right to take up to twelve weeks of paid time off to welcome a child, care for a seriously ill loved one, or recover from their own serious health condition.” #valeg
www.vec.virginia.gov/news/first-s...

Virginia got a taste of Republican party rule and now they're slamming back on the bullshit as hard as they can.

This is what we need to do as a nation. Take both halves of Congress in November and then unleash the full weight of law on those fuckers.

Wildfire ‘red flag’ warnings are in effect for large chunks of the U.S. Here’s what to know These wildfire warnings are in place up and down the country, from Texas to North Dakota and Minnesota

These wildfire warnings are in place up and down the country, from Texas to North Dakota and Minnesota

MacFarlane on Virginia Referendum: You think this thing is a lock to be approved by the courts?

McClellan: I do. I think Virginia has sent a message that we want a Congress that’s going to stand up to Trump and do its job. All of his actions have hurt Virginians.

John Fetterman is furious that the Dems won the redistricting vote in Virginia, that just proves he's a maga Republican pretending to be a Democrat.

Rep. Roy Introduces MAMDANI Act to Denaturalize and Deport Marxists and Islamic Fundamentalists Washington, D.C. — Today, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) introduced the Measures Against Marxism’s Dangerous Adherents and Noxious Islamists (MAMDANI) Act of 2026.

Perfomrative assholery continues to be the Republican brand.

Chip Roy is a political has been who's about to lose the Texas AG's race so he's doing dumb racist stuff out of desperation.

Zohran got about 5 times as many votes as you've ever gotten you turd.

But we talking about trans people? You telling me Texas doesn’t have water - but we legislating on Trans people??????

this is a good start but it should also ban fox from airing those repulsive nfc east games outside of texas, new york, pennsylvania and dc

An activist conservative judge in Virginia is out of control again. He’s trying to overturn the will of Virginia voters. Bullshit. How many more L’s do Virginia Republicans want to take? They’re about to catch yet another massive L from the highest court in Virginia for the THIRD time in a row.

Rumor has it that Republicans in Oversight favor a Ghislaine Maxwell pardon.

Here are the republicans :
Chair: James Comer (R-Ky.)
Other Members: Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.), Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas)

Trump Admin Election Deniers Set Their Sights on Detroit Hello, and welcome back to the Franchise! The news of the week...

We cover a lot in this week’s edition of The Franchise from
@talkingpointsmemo.com: the Virginia referendum, another expansion of the Trump administration’s “voter fraud”probe, the latest in the DOJ’s campaign to seize voter data from the states, and more. talkingpointsmemo.com/the-franchis...