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VP Harris Holds Third Event This Week On Protecting Voting Rights

June 19, 2021June 19, 2021 54 comments

Texas State Rep. Jessica González, who met VP Harris and Sen. Manchin in DC, said Texas Democrats expressed the need for urgent federal action on […]

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Racist Relic Caught Creeping Into New Texas Voter Suppression Bill | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

May 8, 2021May 8, 2021 73 comments

Rachel Maddow looks back at how the phrase "purity of the ballot box" in the Texas constitution was used as the basis for excluding Black […]

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Texas Grocery Stores, Food Banks Struggle With Supply Shortage | The Last Word | MSNBC

February 20, 2021February 20, 2021 49 comments

President and CEO of the San Antonio Food Bank, Eric Cooper, joins Jonathan Capehart to discuss how his food bank fed 24,000 Texas residents “desperate […]

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Texas Bearing Burden Of Failure To Heed Cold Weather Lesson Ten Years Ago | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 93 comments

Rachel Maddow looks at the bitter cold snap that hit Texas in February of 2011, knocking out the electricity grid, and the subsequent report that […]

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The Five Big Problems With Texas’ Bid To Overturn Biden’s Win | Morning Joe | MSNBC

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 116 comments

NBC News' Pete Williams joins Morning Joe to discuss why election law experts say the Texas lawsuit seeking to invalidate President-elect Joe Biden's election victory […]

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17 States Say Texas Should Decide Swing States’ Elections | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 79 comments

Rachel Maddow marvels that the state of Texas thinks it should have a say in how Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin conduct their elections, and […]

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Michigan’s AG Criticizes Move To Invalidate Election Results | Morning Joe | MSNBC

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 104 comments

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wants the Supreme Court to invalidate election results in four battleground states, citing repeatedly debunked allegations. Dana Nessel, the AG […]

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Legally Troubled Texas A.G. Concocts Absurd Election Lawsuit As Trump Muses About Pardons

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 82 comments

Rachel Maddow explains some of the troubled legal backstory behind Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and notes recent reporting about Donald Trump considering passing out […]