More than 50 members of the Texas House descended on Washington D.C. in an effort to stop a Republican-backed voter suppression bill, leaving their families […]
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TX State Rep. On Asking Joe Manchin To Help Stop ‘Jim Crow 2.0’
Texas State Rep. Shawn Thierry says the Texas Democrats will urge Sen. Manchin to understand what’s happening in Texas and take a stand against “the […]
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 […]
Continue reading‘I Am Doing My Responsibility,’ Says State Representative Who Left Texas
Texas Democrats left the state on Monday as a final move to prevent the Republican-controlled Legislature from passing a new voting law. State Rep. Jasmine […]
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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 readingGov. Abbott Attacks TX Dems Who Fled To Stop Voter Restrictions
Dozens of Texas Democrats left their state denying Republicans in the capitol a quorum needed to vote on that state's restrictive voting legislation supported by […]
Continue readingTX State Rep. On Fleeing To Block GOP Voting Bill: ‘We Need Washington To Step Up’
Nearly 60 Texas Democrats fled to Washington in protest to block GOP restrictive voting bill, risking arrest and vowing to stay away for weeks until […]
Continue readingTexas Man Facing Decades In Jail For Accidentally Voting While On Parole
Texas citizen Hervis Rogers, 62, has become a symbol of the voting rights struggle after he was charged with voter fraud after voting in the […]
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