Longtime Texas Democratic Rep. Senfronia Thompson lays out the history of racist voter suppression in Texas and its link to today’s GOP voting bill in […]
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Beto O’Rourke: Filibuster Exception On Voting Rights Needed To Save Democracy
Fmr. Congressman Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) says President Biden’s remarks on protecting voting rights was “a speech the country needed to hear,” but says it lacked […]
Continue readingTexas Rep Responds To Governor Abbott’s Arrest Threats
Voting rights legislation passing on the federal level and what it will take are discussed by Texas St. Rep. Chris Turner and U.S. Sen. Alex […]
Continue readingTexas Dems Demolish Trump’s Big Lie In Dramatic Fight Against Voter Suppression
Texas Democrats left the state in a show of strength to block a voter suppression bill. They plan to wait out the clock on the […]
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Watch highlights of Monday's The Rachel Maddow Show, airing weeknights at 9 p.m. on MSNBC. » Subscribe to MSNBC: About The Rachel Maddow Show: Through […]
Continue readingTexas Democrats Press Senators For Voting Rights Help
Texas State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer talks with Rachel Maddow from a bus full of Texas House Democrats who have flown to Washington, D.C., depriving […]
Continue readingTexas Rep. Reacts To Gov. Abbott’s Threat Of Defunding Legislature
Texas Democrats on Sunday stirred up some 'good trouble' in the iconic words of the late Rep. John Lewis, staging a last ditch walkout in […]
Continue readingHow Texas Democrats Thwarted Voter Restrictions With A Walkout
This weekend, Democrats walked off the state House floor to keep a sweeping voting restrictions bill from passing. Two of those lawmakers, Rep. Jessica Gonzalez […]
Continue readingTexas Gov. Has Stepped Up Trump’s Autocracy Movement Says Matthew Dowd
Founder of Country Over Party Matthew Dowd, contributor to The Grio Jason Johnson, and former Senator Claire McCaskill discuss Texas Democrats blocking the passage of […]
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