Early voting begins today (October 18, 2021) and runs through Election Day – November 2, 2021. Visit votetexas.gov today to find your polling location. We have also put together a few voting resources: 2021 Constitutional Amendments Guide [Indivisible TX Lege] League of Women Voters’ Resources [League of Women Voters Texas] Texas Secretary of State Voting […]
Oppose Racially Drawn Texas District Maps
Hearing in House on October 4 ISSUE The Texas House Texas Representative district map made public on September 30, continues to reflect the racially discriminatory approach that the Texas legislature has followed in drawing recently issued Texas Senate and U.S. Congressional district maps. Black and Hispanic Texans make up two racial groups that, along with […]
Oppose Racially Discriminatory District Maps
AOTL Public Testimony Training is on September 29 at 7 PM (CT)Hearing is on September 30 at 9 AM ISSUE The central redistricting issue in Texas remains racially discriminatory gerrymandering, 2021 style. Senate Bill 6 relates to the districts to be drawn for U.S. House of Representatives. In 2011, the Texas Legislature drew election maps […]
Be Heard at a Redistricting Hearing
ISSUE Here are the next dates for public hearings on one of Texas’ most contentious issues: redistricting. Click below to see a clickable PDF of each date and more resources! The Committee will meet to hear invited and public testimony from experts and members of the public on the 2021 legislative redistricting process. These hearings […]
Oppose Voter Suppression Bill SB 1
ISSUE Now in a third session of the Legislature (which Gov. Abbot called as COVID infections hit a new peak), state leadership is using every trick in the book to thwart voting rights and suppress turnout. The bill that passed out of the house on August 23 is a complete House committee substitute for SB […]
Stand Up NOW for Voting Rights in Texas
Hearing is on Monday, August 23, at 8:00 AM ISSUE Now in a third session of the Legislature (which Gov. Abbot called as COVID infections hit a new peak), state leadership is using every trick in the book to thwart voting rights and suppress turnout. In every version of state Senate and House bills, proponents […]
Be an Organizer, or Support One!
Throughout the 87th legislative session Indivisible TX Lege organizers were on the ground, behind the scenes, and in the chambers fighting for a fairer Texas for all of us. Now that Gov. Abbott has called not one, but two special sessions, we need support from Texans like you. During the July 8 special session (and […]
Anti-Voter HB 6 and SB 7 In the House
ISSUE House Bill 6 is a massive voter suppression bill that strips power from counties and criminalizes mistakes by folks who want to help voters. It passed out of the House Elections Committee through a murky and underhanded process. (Four committee members have written to the United States Attorney General to ask for an investigation.) […]
Say NO to an Appointed Official Being in Charge of Elections (SB 1340)
HEARING IS APRIL 29 ISSUE Voters are still under attack by leaders of the Legislature who continue to push bills that take votes away from people of color and with disabilities, punish voters and people who try to help them, and take authority away from local elected officials. Most of the bills to be heard […]
Pro-Voter Bills to Support!
HEARING IS THURSDAY, APRIL 29 ISSUE Among the bills that will be heard before the House Elections Committee on April 29, 2021, we like the following pro-voter bills and think they deserve our support. (It’s a House hearing where several Senate bills will also be included.) HB 32 would allow a parent or legal guardian […]
Ensure Redistricting is Transparent (HB 3112)
ISSUE Texans must trust that the maps drawn to designate who represents them in government are drawn fairly and transparently. House Bill 3112 would bring transparency to the entire process of redistricting in Texas. It would: Require development of a website that would include public notices of hearings, provide data used in redistricting, and be […]
Protect Your Right to Choose Your Representatives (Redistricting)
ACT BY TUESDAY, APRIL 20 ISSUE The Texas House will hear three sets of bills on Tuesday, April 20, each of which would create a new, non-partisan Texas Redistricting Commission. The three sets each include a bill that determines the rules for creating and governing the Commission’s work and a Joint Resolution to amend the […]
Let Me Decide Who Represents Me
ACT BY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 ISSUE Quick Take: Testify at a Redistricting Hearing Every 10 years after the Census, states redraw maps that show who represents whom in Congress, the Legislature, and other government bodies. The U.S. Constitution requires this redistricting to create equal representation for all Americans as the population grows and shifts. But […]
Defeat HB 6, a Voter Suppression and Criminalization Act (and SB 7, too!)
ISSUE We saw proof in 2020–Texans want to vote and they did! Now, the Texas Legislature is taking up comprehensive election bills that will deter voters and restrict election officials: House Bill 6 Senate Bill 7 in the Senate. 3/30 Update on SB 7: On Friday (3/26), despite many hours of public testimony–the vast majority […]
HB 6 and SB 7, Jim Crow-Era Assaults on Voting Rights
ACT NOW THROUGH FRIDAY, MARCH 26 Important: The House Elections Committee has a hearing on HB 6 on Thursday, March 25. The Senate Public Affairs Committee has a hearing on SB 7 on Friday, March 26. The House will accept in-person or written comments on HB 6, but the Senate is only allowing in-person testimony […]