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Texas

LetMyPeopleVote

(166,502 posts) Mon Apr 7, 2025, 05:25 PM Apr 2025

Texas Governor Greg Abbott schedules special election for Sylvester Turner's House seat on November 4, 2025

Greg is an asshole who is disenfranchising 800,000 voters just to make trump happy

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott schedules special election for Sylvester Turner's House seat on November 4, 2025 (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2025 OP

Damn, I suppose he could have scheduled it for December. Biophilic Apr 2025 #1

About time Mollyann Apr 2025 #2

Greg is playing political games LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2025 #3

Gov. Assbutt couldn't resist the opportunity to bash Harris county also according to this report: TexasTowelie Apr 2025 #4

Not only did he put this off until the last election of the year, he also paired it with Constitutional Amendments yellowdogintexas Apr 2025 #5

Biophilic

(5,888 posts)

1. Damn, I suppose he could have scheduled it for December.

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Mon Apr 7, 2025, 05:30 PM

Apr 2025

Mollyann

(135 posts)

2. About time

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Mon Apr 7, 2025, 07:07 PM

Apr 2025

Finally get some representation.

LetMyPeopleVote

(166,502 posts)

3. Greg is playing political games

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Mon Apr 7, 2025, 09:07 PM

Apr 2025

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TexasTowelie

(121,976 posts)

4. Gov. Assbutt couldn't resist the opportunity to bash Harris county also according to this report:

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Tue Apr 8, 2025, 02:06 AM

Apr 2025

yellowdogintexas

(23,374 posts)

5. Not only did he put this off until the last election of the year, he also paired it with Constitutional Amendments

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Sun Apr 20, 2025, 08:18 AM

Apr 2025

which is one of the lowest turnout elections in Texas

I suspect the voters in that district will turn out for that election. There should not be any shortage of candidates.

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