We play "Spin the Bottle" with the 87th Texas legislature (& Diana Gómez of Progress Texas & Mike Kanin of the Texas Observer)

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The 87th Texas legislature has yee'd its last haw, so we decided it was time for a slumber party game now that we can all actually sleep again. We invited Diana Gómez of Progress Texas and Mike Kanin of the Texas Observer to put on their jammies and join us for a (very chaste) game of Spin the Bottle. We determine which bills we'd like to make out with and which bills we wish got shoved in a locker or thrown in a dumpster or given an atomic wedgie. Also, mark your calendar for THIS Thursday, June 10 at 6:30pm when we will be hosting the Molly Awards for the Texas Observer! It will be virtual (yet waywayway better than Zoom), so you can join us from anywhere. Get your ticket here: http://mollyawards.com/

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Please join us at the Molly Awards THIS THURSDAY NIGHT at 6:30pm! - mollyawards.com

If you want the FULL rundown of how the Texas legislature works, listen to this episode: https://www.rousertx.com/the-rabble-pod/2021/1/13/how-bills-get-passed-or-dont-in-the-texas-legislature

Take easy action to push for Medicaid expansion in Texas here: https://sickofittx.com/medicaid-hearings/

From the Texas Observer: Here is a link to Sophie Novack's incredible portrayal of reproductive health care in West Texas. And here's a link to Sophie Novack and Michael Barajas reminding us that Texas used to have an office dedicated to analyzing disparate health outcomes. And *here* is a link to the lawmaker that committed to getting the office of minority health refunded.

Becky has a highlight on her Instagram on the Texas grid if you need a refresher on why it is so fucked up: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17956783732386320/

Rep James Talarico POOing on the bill that tried to prevent teachers from being able to discuss white supremacy in Texas schools: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CPb6vf8JDUQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Find Diana Gómez here: https://twitter.com/missgomez

Find Progress Texas here: https://progresstexas.org/

Find Mike Kanin here: https://twitter.com/MKanin

Find the Texas Observer here: https://www.texasobserver.org/