Burrows (R-Lubbock) emerged as the “establishment” candidate, favored by representatives who have long served in the Legislature and are willing to work with their Democratic counterparts—a notable difference from Cook, who supported not appointing any Democrats to positions of power within the legislative body’s committees.
The texas state house has 83 Republicans and 67 Democrats for reference
I disagree that it’s only elected representatives that can fight. We the people can, even if that’s just pressuring our elected officials to do the right thing. Enough pushback does change votes and actions
We can vote in local and statewide race. There are some local races in 2025 in Texas and other states
We can run for office ourselves for local and statewide elections too. There’s groups like Run for Something that help progressives run and make sure no seat goes unchallenged
We can organize unions to protect our labor rights
and so on
Yes, we won’t win every fight, but we can still block a lot of horrible things
Texas is large. There will always be suppression, cheating, small victories for the good guys, and strangeness.
It’s probably never been a real democracy where each person can cast one ballot that is always counted as it should be. It wasn’t in most of the 1800s, was not during the civil rights era, and is not today.
But the methods of cheating have charged since the 1990s, and only exist now because very few people in Texas, who talk politics, understand democracy has two parts: the voting and the counting. And one should never trust the counters. Or trust but verify.
The texas state house has 83 Republicans and 67 Democrats for reference
That seems like good news in that this may block some harmful legislation!
Yep it is good news, especially given that Paxton ran a whole pressure campaign on Republicans and yet wasn’t able to get it through
Also is reminder that we can resist the far right if and when we fight
Elected representatives can fight, yes.
I don’t think the election of the at least some of representatives by the people are above board. But the winners can do things others can’t.
Don’t think far right can be resisted statewide at all times. Too far gone.
But holding actions would be good to buy some time
I disagree that it’s only elected representatives that can fight. We the people can, even if that’s just pressuring our elected officials to do the right thing. Enough pushback does change votes and actions
We can vote in local and statewide race. There are some local races in 2025 in Texas and other states
We can run for office ourselves for local and statewide elections too. There’s groups like Run for Something that help progressives run and make sure no seat goes unchallenged
We can organize unions to protect our labor rights
and so on
Yes, we won’t win every fight, but we can still block a lot of horrible things
I totally like the energy, but there is no proof these are valid elections. The democrats in Texas consistently underperform against polls.
If this was a real democracy there would be proof.
While I do get it few here think this is an issue. There would be rioting in France should these same standards show up there.
Is there plenty of voter suppression, certainly, not all to the but to the extent that elections are unwinnable at all yet
There is still room to fight even if the conditions are not what they should be
I mean in Odessa Texas this December, Dems won a city council seat with in a district that voted 70% for Trump. And the dem who won was also gay too - and still won in that super trump heavy district
Texas is large. There will always be suppression, cheating, small victories for the good guys, and strangeness.
It’s probably never been a real democracy where each person can cast one ballot that is always counted as it should be. It wasn’t in most of the 1800s, was not during the civil rights era, and is not today.
But the methods of cheating have charged since the 1990s, and only exist now because very few people in Texas, who talk politics, understand democracy has two parts: the voting and the counting. And one should never trust the counters. Or trust but verify.