35 groups launch Texas for All, will mobilize base of millions ahead of July 8 special session to pass voter suppression bills

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Progressive groups unite to oppose Texas GOP's voting restrictions

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The new coalition of local and national groups launches as state Republicans are expected to revive a measure fiercely opposed by Democrats and voting rights advocates.

 

 

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Texas for All, as the coalition is known, launched Monday with 35 national and Texas-based groups on board that traditionally focus on issues including civil liberties, immigration, child welfare, the environment and abortion rights. Organizers told NBC News that more groups may join.

 

“This is a fight that has been shaping up for over a decade. We’ve seen how state leadership has decimated our communities. When you look at the grid, we survived a pandemic,” Sissi Yado, who is steering the coalition, said, referring to Texas' isolated power grid and the deadly crisis that ensued when it was crippled by a February storm. “We know we need to be in lockstep as we face another special session.”

 

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The hope is to mobilize a combined membership base of millions for the special session of the Texas Legislature that begins on July 8, where GOP-backed voting legislation is expected to come up.The coalition anticipates spending seven figures on digital ads and other lobbying efforts against proposed election limits throughout the session, according to a person familiar with the coalition's plans who wasn't authorized to speak publicly about the effort.

 

The voting rights fight will be Texas for All's first as a group, but expect it to work together as a unit at least through the 2022 midterms, this person said.

 

Midterms are often so difficult when one party controls Congress and the White House, but I hope Texas Democrats remain this energized fighting this crap.

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They should definitely keep it up, but it sadly will change nothing.