REPUBLICANS RAMMED THROUGH THEIR TEXAS POWER GRAB IN THE TRUMPIEST MANNER EVER
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✍️ Texas Democratic Sen. Carol Alvarado's filibuster against Donald Trump-backed gerrymandering legislation was shut down by Republicans, who used a rare parliamentary maneuver to silence the opposition.
👉 Texas Democratic Sen. Carol Alvarado's filibuster against H.B. 4 was shut down by Republicans 👉 Alvarado had previously filibustered for over 15 hours in opposition to a voter-suppression bill 👉 The fight over Texas' congressional maps has national implications 👉 California is working on its own redistricting plan to counter the advantage that Trump's new Texas map aims to give Republicans 👉 Republicans used a rare parliamentary maneuver to shut down discussion and lead directly to a vote
-- #CarolAlvarado #DonaldTrump #DanPatrick #PhilKing #AlGreen #AmyWebberman #GregAbbott #NicoleCollier #CharlesPerry #RolandGutierrez #SarahEckhardt #AdamHinojosa #Texas #Capitol #Houston #California #politics
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