TEXAS – As polls close and election results roll in for the March Primary, one thing is clear: Texans will not be denied the power of their vote, by the millions. The road to November is short, and we have just seen a preview: the racial redistricting scheme backfired—leaving Texans with the sentiment of one phrase we know well, “Come and Take it.”

“Texans are fighting Jim Crow 2.0. Millions of progressives and Democrats broke primary voting records to choose their own leaders, overcoming the racial redistricting scheme that targeted Black and Brown Texans. Fair representation and our right to vote is a basic tenet of American democracy, and those in the Lone Star State don’t take kindly to greedy autocrats infringing on our most fundamental freedom,” said Progress Texas Advocacy Coordinator Tatum Owens.

“This is not a normal election or year. It will take all of us, a historic show of collaboration and solidarity, to give the reckoning Abbott and Trump deserve at the polls for what they’ve done to our communities. Look no further than your nearest polling location to see Texans standing up FOR progressive values and AGAINST attacks on working Texans, public education, and affordable healthcare,” said Progress Texas Executive Director Kathleen Thompson. 

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