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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Jasmine Crockett to make a “special announcement” at 4:30pm Monday in Dallas, coinciding with the filing deadline for candidates in Texas. The Congresswoman has been very seriously contemplating a Senate run.

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Yes, I’ve seen the CNN clip. Jasmine Crockett said what she’s been saying: She will make a decision by Thanksgiving. An announcement will NOT come until December 8. If I was Talarico or Allred, I’d be nervous and looking at my options to drop or switch to another race.

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Hot take: Lloyd Doggett should still retire. That district has a very full bench of Democrats. It’s time to pass the baton. And his money. Definitely pass the campaign cash.

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

MASSIVE win in Texas! As you share about Texas’ racially gerrymandered map being blocked, please try to share from Texas media and creators. Even if SCOTUS upholds it, we’ve still got work ahead. Building our creator ecosystem is key to winning up and down the ballot in 2026

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Federal court blocks new Texas congressional map for 2026

The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through this unusual mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump.

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Ted Cruz spotted at the Puerto Vallarta airport after voting to allow himself to sue the DOJ for potentially millions of dollars of your tax money

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Joaquin Castro at TribFest says he has NOT made a final decision regarding entering the Attorney General race in Texas

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Probably overcooking brisket somewhere

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Senate Democrats are considering a “deal” to agree to a *vote* to extend the ACA subsidies in December. Not a guarantee of passage and remember: we did this dance in March. Dems caved then because Republicans promised they would have addressed healthcare by now. They haven’t. This is not a deal

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

This is like when I was in college and asked my mom for money for a flat tire the same week I got a tattoo. But I was 18, not the president of the United States who should their priorities together

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

All 17 Constitutional amendments in Texas are set to pass. To get on the ballot, they needed 2/3 support in the House, meaning at least 12 Democrats to support. Serious conversations are needed about how nearly half of these even made it onto the ballot. Time to start holding our own accountable

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Can y’all quit giving Abbott attention for his idiot comments about tarriffs on New Yorkers? That’s not a thing he can do. He knows it. He literally just pulled it out of his ass for PR that you’re giving him 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Neither major Democratic Senate candidate in Texas has a single video up about SNAP or where Texans can find resources or donate. Colin Allred at least has a few posts on X about it, but only politicos will see it. Both campaigns need a serious recalibration.

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Can we sue the manufacturer of whatever it was Ken Paxton’s mom took?

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Thinking of all the moms who are going to pretend they aren’t hungry in a week when SNAP runs out. I remember.

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Tomorrow is Election Day for Howdy Jr. Send him all the good luck!

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

The Attorney General is the chief law enforcement officer.

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

If anyone knows where to pick up our No Kings checks, please let me know!

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

No Kings in Dallas, just Moms who are tired of this sh*t!

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Ran into Ted Cruz at the airport and called him out for his BS lies and shutting the government down

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Republicans could have passed an actual budget with a simple majority through reconciliation. They didn’t have the votes within their own party to pass their own legislation, which is why Republicans *chose* a CR which *requires* them to negotiate with the minority party 🧵

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

I traveled down to the RGV to sit down with US Senate candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social. We talked faith, politics, and the fight for the future of Texas. Full episode out now on YouTube Or follow + subscribe wherever you get your podcasts

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Ted Cruz and other officials at a press conference in Dallas after a shooting at an ICE facility all refused to name the victims as being detainees. All “thoughts and prayers” were instead directed at ICE agents. I feel like I am going crazy

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

On a night that we see one of the biggest attacks on freedom of speech, you’d have no idea there were any Democrats running for Texas Attorney General

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

This is what Jimmy Kimmel said for the Trump admin to threaten to pull ABC’s broadcasting license which ultimately led to his show being ripped from the air “indefinitely.” This is not just chilling, this is the steady march to the state media seen in countries like Russia

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

I don’t think anyone is surprised that Lina Hidalgo is not running again, but I think most would be surprised at how quickly her star fell. It wasn’t that long ago that she was being positioned as the future of the party in Texas

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Greg Abbott raised $1.3 million during the first special session. These sessions costs tax payers a million dollars and he uses them as a talking point machine to fundraise off of

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

9 at a church in Charleston. 23 people at a Walmart in El Paso. 49 people at Pulse Nightclub. 10 people at a grocery store in Buffalo. 8 people at an outlet mall in Allen. 11 people at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. They were also killed for Charlie Kirk’s beliefs.

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You Can’t Eulogize Charlie Kirk Without His Hate

Why Kirk’s legacy can’t be separated from the hate and division he fueled.

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

When it leaked that Allred was going to run, the internet’s reaction was very, very different than what we are seeing today with the Talarico leak.

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

BREAKING: Politico is reporting James Talarico to launch his Senate bid on Tuesday. He will face a struggling Colin Allred in the Texas primary

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) has not signed onto the discharge petition to release the Epstein files, “but he wants transparency.” No, he doesn’t. By not signing on, he’s blocking transparency. Full stop. Call and ask your rep if they signed the discharge petition. If not, demand that they do

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

No one is doing more in Texas than @betoorourke and that’s exactly why Paxton is targeting him, but it’s important to know it’s not just him they’re reallly after with all of this—it’s voters. Losing the infrastructure that Beto has built would have devastating consequences to Democrats in Texas

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

1. Pumpkin spice latte returns 2. Taylor and Travis are engaged 3. Women’s Equality Day 4. Catelin Drey wins and breaks the supermajority in the Iowa Senate Today is truly a day for the girls

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Happy National Dog Day to Trump’s most loyal bitches: Texas Republicans

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Greg Abbott has added a ban on same day voter registration in Texas to the special session agenda. Texas does not have same day voter registration. Abbott uses special sessions as taxpayer funded campaign events to push his baseless talking points

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

TX Republicans are so mad about the support that Alvarado received that they just voted to kill her filibuster before it even started, forcing a vote to pass their rigged map. They claimed she was using the filibuster to campaign & were “offended” to be kept there on a Friday night. These facist MFs

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

The Senate is on recess until 11:30pm, an obvious tactic to wear Senator Alvarado down before she even begins her filibuster. You can tune in here to watch her make Dan Patrick regret it when she goes well into tomorrow: senate.texas.gov/av-live.php

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The Texas State Senate – Senate Live Broadcasts

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

According to the Washington Post, TX Senator Carol Alvarado “got an IV infusion, inserted a catheter with a urine bag attached, bought a long blue flowered dress to hide the bag” as part of her preparation to filibuster the new congressional map tonight

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Texas lawmaker attempts to stall GOP redistricting plan with all-nighter

State Sen. Carol Alvarado, a Houston lawyer, Democrat and veteran of stalling, prepares for another run at holding up business in Texas.

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

This guy’s wife is in the hospital after having a heart attack and they have 5 young kids at home. Exactly the kind of asshole you’d expect to file to try to take Al Green’s seat in the new rigged map

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Lloyd Doggett bitterly announces he won’t seek reelection if the new congressional map in Texas goes through. The redraw would have forced him into a primary with Greg Casar. Now to pressure Doggett to give that $6.5 million in campaign cash to other Democrats in Texas so we can flip some seats

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

I hope every single Texas House Democrat remembers that Republicans laughed and mocked you on the floor as the rammed their map down our throats. Those are the colleagues you want to negotiate and maintain relationships with. And they think you’re a joke.

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

The Texas House has just passed the most racially gerrymandered map since the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which prohibits racial discrimination in voting

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Gov Abbott to announce flood relief funding in Kerrville tomorrow. He’s able to do this despite no flood legislation passing the lege because it’s always been something he could do by exec order. We didn’t need a special session, Republicans used flood victims to force their redistricting scam

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

The Texas House will pass the new map today. Procedure requires a 2nd vote that usually occurs the following day, but they’re going to try to ram it through today by suspending the rules. Senate has already scheduled a hearing for tomorrow AM so they can get it to the governor’s desk this week.

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

The Texas Capitol is being evacuated and closed to visitors due to a shooting threat. The Capitol allows for open carry of firearms

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Republicans have scheduled the vote on Texas’s new congressional map for TOMORROW. It will pass. This map was drawn along racial lines to dilute the power of Black and brown Texans to steal 5 seats from Democrats ahead of the midterms.

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Per NBC’s Ryan Chandler: Rep Nicole Collier is locked inside of the Texas House chamber because she refuses to sign a “permission slip” to leave the floor with a DPS escort.

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Texas House Democrats who have returned will have an around the clock DPS escort to ensure they return to the floor. No plans for a second quorum break, so this is just so Republicans can run up the bill and charge Dems for DPS staffing. Dems can and should challenge these expenses in court

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

We do expect for there to be a quorum present on the Texas House floor today

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Ann Johnson becomes the first Texas House Dem to announce she will return for the second special session. It’s going to be a brutal day for the Rep who already fractured relationships with repro groups during the regular session

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Howdy Politics @howdypolitics.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

The first special session in Texas has ended and we expect the governor to call them back for the second special any minute now. All eyes will be on who the first Democrats are to establish quorum.

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