WATCH: Texas lawmakers – led by Rep. Helen Giddings (D–DeSoto) – denounced racism and terrorism in Charlottesville.

THINGS TO READ

• Women’s Reproductive Rights Thrown Under Bus (Again) in Gov. Abbott’s Special Session (Progress TX)
• The Resistance Killed Gov. Abbott’s Special Session Bathroom Bill (Progress TX)
• The Troubling Casualness of Racism Among Texas Republicans (Progress TX)
• Texas Republicans Intentionally Discriminated Against Minority Voters, Court Rules (Bill Moyers)
• Efforts underway in large Texas cities to remove Confederate monuments (Austin American-Statesman)
• DACA Marks Fifth Anniversary Amid Looming Legal Threat (Huffington Post)
• Faced with flurry of CEO exits, Trump disbands business councils that featured Texas-based Dell (Dallas Morning News)
• Texas A&M Cancels Sept. 11 'White Lives Matter' Rally (NPR)
• After Trump Calls Confederate Monuments “Beautiful,” Twitter Responds with Memes (Hyperallergic)

THINGS TO WATCH, LISTEN

• Texas Lawmakers Denounce White Supremacy Rally (Progress TX)
• Charlottesville: Race and Terror (Vice News)
• The Border Wall's Devastating Consequences to Mission, Texas (Neta)
• One Texas Resistance Special Session Press Conference (One Tx Resistance)
• Will You Stand with Us Against Hate? (Jolt)

WAYS TO ACT

• Rally Against White Supremacy (Austin: August 19)
• Dallas Against White-Supremacy (Austin: August 15)
• Find an Event: Stand in Solidarity with Charlottesville (Check your Zip code)
• Forth Worth Planned Parenthood 101 (Fort Worth: August 22)

FACEPALM

This ruling marks the SEVENTH time Texas Republicans have been ruled racist by federal courts.