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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Contact Legislators to Protect Your Right to Vote
ACT BY THURSDAY, MARCH 18 ISSUE Texas Republican lawmakers have launched bills from birdshot- to 10-megaton-size bombs targeted at suppressing the vote. These bills would create extra work and stress for overburdened county election officials. Worse, they would subject violators to felony prosecution for infractions that now are misdemeanors. Other legislators have introduced bills to […]