They did the shit, Texas

[dcmfox]

Just now…

— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2025-08-20T23:43:35.644Z

[Skittles]

1. was there ever any doubt?

the GOP is a bunch of Trump whores - they don't give a DAMN about WE THE PEOPLE

[Silent Type]

2. I get Bondi's DOJ will do nothing, but I'm assuming lawsuits are still possible. I think a Fed Judge

just denied Louisiana’s redistricting.

Is it a done deal at this point, or just the start of fighting the rigged map? I don’t know.

[LeftInTX]

3. And now Abbott has added more punishment legislation for AWOL lawmakers to the agenda.

[Jack Valentino]

4. When we regain power, the first thing we should do is KICK TEXAS OUT OF THE UNION

and subsidize the relocation of Texas Democrats who want to rejoin the union
in some other state....


"Unconstitutional"??? Pfffft, nobody but us Democrats care about that, anymore...

[Hornedfrog2000]

5. What, in 500 years?

We might be entering an age of very dark times. There might not be getting back in power in our lifetime

[Jack Valentino]

19. We've ALREADY entered a dark age.... but such pessimism is 'defeatist talk'---

"DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP!" at the beginning of the fight! Democrats have a great chance of at least retaking the House in 2026, with the midterm wind at our backs, and the economy and inflation going sour for Trump,
along with his INCOMPETENCE (the unforgivable sin with voters)...

Depending on the scope of the 26 backlash, even the US SENATE may be in play!
(which was improbable until recently, but now we have a small chance there as well!)


Trump administration actions are calculated to make you 'give up the fight'
DON'T LET THEM SUCCEED!

[Paladin]

16. 4,800,000 Texans voted for Kamala Harris.

If you're going to tell life-long Texas Democrats like me to fuck off, you might as well have some notion of the numbers involved...

[Jack Valentino]

18. It isn't Texas DEMOCRATS whom I want to fuck off---- but Texas Republicans, HELL YES!

Yeah, that's a lot of Kamala voters.... Thanks for the kick of reality---

but I WOULD STILL VERY MUCH like to "KICK" Texas Republicans out of the union---
Abbot and Paxton are at the top of the list!

(maybe we could find legal reasons to revoke their citizenship for criminal acts---
and then DEPORT them!----TRUMP has been trying to put THAT action "on the table"!)

Many Texans probably still think it was 'legitimate' for the state to have seceded from the Union-- (mostly Republicans now)---

If secession was legitimate (which one of the founders and first president of their party claimed never was),
it would be equally legitimate for the Union to kick them OUT of the Union!
(as neither action has any basis in the Constitution....)

Forgive my rant. I LOVE Texas Democrats! I am just done with the controlling party of your state government...

[ITAL]

22. Unilateral secession was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1869

Oddly enough, in a case Texas was part of.

Thus, I would think the country writ large kicking out a state would be unconstitutional as well.

[Jack Valentino]

23. I don't disagree, but I think you get my point

Even in modern days, there has been a secessionist movement in Texas---
especially while Obama or Biden were in office...


Keep fighting the good Democratic fight in Texas

[Cha]

24. Mahlo, Paladin... I was thinking of my Friends

in Texas who've been on DU for Years! Fighters!

[homegirl]

6. The single star

in the Texas flag is a GOOGLE review!

[Hultul]

7. This will very likely

be the end of Crockett's career as a result.

[Cha]

9. Rep Jasmine Crockett will Shine

elsewhere then if that should happen. .. Fucking Fascists won't keep her down.

[Toakai]

11. Maybe the private sector

[Cha]

12. Maybe... Wherever I hope we

hear more from her.. And, maybe she'll be on Blueshy.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

17. Welcome to DU

[Torchlight]

15. Doubtful

Even now she's deciding whether to run in district 30 or 33 when the moment approaches, and speaking informally with other north TX dems.

[BidenRocks]

8. Did they do anything at all

for the flood victims?

[LeftInTX]

10. They will pass legislation that makes camps safer and emergency management more efficient.

So much went wrong in Kerr County on July 4th. Everyone in power is in Kerrville (the county seat), which is downstream from where the flooding started. No one from Kerr County attended the state's emergency management session the day before. The County Judge (head of the county) was vacationing near Austin. The County Emergency Management Director was in bed sick. The mayor of Kerrville was asleep and focusing on the 4th of July bike parade. Kerrville's city manager was apparently out jogging at 3 am and didn't notice rain (or least heavy rain). The sheriff was asleep. There isn't cell reception where the downpour began and it was coming down at a rate of 6 inches per hour. And people in Kerrville can't hear NWS alerts because those alerts weren't for Kerrville! Kerrville got their first NWS alert at 5:30 am. The western part of the county had been under a flash flood warning since 1:15 am. Anyway, they want to improve emergency management services, so this BS doesn't happen again. If they had been awake in Kerrville many lives would have been spared!

They want to improve camp areas safety. I think it will happen.

Most of the flood victims were actually fairly well off. Many had homes worth 1 million. Many of those homes are vacation homes too. They didn't have flood insurance, but they also can afford to rebuild.

Most of the people who died were vacationing. They were staying in vacation rentals or RVs in campgrounds.

There is an area in Travis County where people lost homes. They are working class. They need financial assistance and many should be eligible for FEMA. One my friends works for FEMA and they only provide the bare essentials, so a millionaire would not benefit nor would they qualify.

[Jack Valentino]

20. Not yet.... they had "more important matters" to deal with first,

like keeping themselves in power (the Republicans)....


The new session in Texas remains, hopefully they will still deal with flood victims---
but they are an afterthought

[uponit7771]

13. This looks red alert level, if other states don't gerrymander in kind 2026 seems wet for GOP to stay in control

[Jack Valentino]

21. I am hopeful that Republicans will lose so badly in 2026,

that their Texas election-rigging will make no difference---

and since they have weakened Republican districts in their effort to take 5 more,
they could end up being surprised by the results.... losing districts they thought were 'safe'---
even many Republicans are now worried about this---
that Texas may have just passed a "dummy-mander"

[Emile]

14. Destroying democracy. Fascists have no shame!