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Texas Senator District 16 #DallasCounty . Public Servant. Lawyer. Music Composer #DragonBallZ . Likes facts. #TXLege #SD16

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Given the serious doubts looming over the 2003 conviction of Robert Roberson and the emergence of new evidence that has yet to be thoroughly examined, my Senate colleagues and I sent a letter last week asking Gov. Abbott and the Texas Board of Pardons & Paroles to grant clemency
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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2 years
I can confirm. 🔥 #TXLege #DragonBallZ 🐉🌟
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Reminder that the guy who composed Gogeta’s theme in Movie 12, Nathan Johnson, is currently a Texas Senator.
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Born in #Uvalde on February 2, 2012, Jayce Carmelo Luevanos was energetic and full of life. Jayce enjoyed having his friends in the backyard to play dinosaurs and ninjas. He was very close to his parents, a ten-year-old boy who wrote letters to his parents even though he lived
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I join my Senate Democratic Caucus colleagues in calling on @TheJusticeDept to investigate whether Texas AG Paxton is unlawfully interfering with Texans' voting rights, on the false pretext of protecting election integrity. Perhaps I’m wrong, we’ll see. But it seems evident to
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Do something important. #GoVote and bring a friend. Marching with my friend, @BetoORourke , to the Oak Lawn Branch Library with a crowd of spirited voters. Friday is your last chance to #vote early. Polls are open until 9:00 pm in #DallasCounty . #GOTV2022 #gotv #DallasCountyVotes
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THREAD: I’m deeply disappointed but not surprised. Abandoning both fiscal responsibility and academic accountability, today, the Senate majority entrusted public education to religious organizations and private businesses. (1/4)
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The state of Texas has already outlawed abortion. What could be driving the state to sue Planned Parenthood under yet another bogus theory? A desire to deny Texans access to birth control, cancer screenings, and other preventive care? Although this judge’s record affords little
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Planned Parenthood has managed to stay open in Texas despite the state’s best efforts to shut it down. But a lawsuit in front of a conservative judge poses an existential threat.
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The overwhelming majority of Texans, across the ideological spectrum, want the Texas Legislature to pass non-intrusive gun safety measures. Don’t people, particularly those harmed, deserve for us to send a clear message that we care and are willing to try to reverse the course
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THREAD: Senator Nathan Johnson issued a statement following the Senate’s acquittal of Attorney General Ken Paxton, who faced 20 articles of impeachment issued by the Texas House General Investigations Committee. (1/4)
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I don’t understand how Don Huffines is running state policy. I beat him.
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THREAD: We’re not going to make Texas safer, nor even stop unauthorized border crossings, by hooking pregnant mothers in razor wire and pushing kids into a river. (1/4)
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1 year
Not just wildly expensive and disturbingly inhumane, Texas border policy is also grossly ineffective. Don’t take my word for it, ask the @WSJ .
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Texas Spent Billions on Border Security. It’s Not Working.

Operation Lone Star, with $4.5 billion spent so far, has had little effect on migration while facing charges of civil-rights abuses.

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Senator Nathan Johnson
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ICYMI: My remarks at the public education press briefing w/ Texas Senate Democratic Caucus on public education priorities and the third called special session.  #TXLege #TxED "To call a special session and to hold actual education funding hostage for a pet project like vouchers
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1 year
This is obscene. If they’re attempting to influence the carrying out of our solemn constitutional duty to act impartially: shame on @DefendTXliberty .
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Pro-Paxton group gives $3 million to impeachment trial judge Dan Patrick #txlege
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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I generally give strong deference to local authority on matters of local governance. But this is not about local governance. This is a flagrant infringement upon the constitutional right to interstate travel. It’s pernicious Big Government acting at the local level, and for the
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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3 years
Been saying for years now: backwards social policy is bad business policy. “No way!” you say? Californians probably said “No way”a few years ago, too. Full page ad in today’s Dallas Morning News.
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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1 year
My friends in the Texas Lege: is this too subtle? Still aren’t convinced? Come see me. There’s lots more.
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Jeremy Wallace
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The impact on rural hospitals where Medicaid hasn’t been expanded is astounding. 74% of rural hospital closures are in states that didn’t expand, according to this report
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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🚨Breaking: @UTAustin and @TxPolProject poll shows that 73% of Texas voters support Medicaid expansion (64% of Republicans, 91% of Democrats). MedEx would make Texas healthier and wealthier and doing it would be wiser. My  #LiveWellTexas  bill and my three other Medicaid
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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. @Dallas_Observer : “I’m deeply disappointed but not surprised. Abandoning both fiscal responsibility and academic accountability,” Johnson said, “the Senate majority entrusted public education to religious organizations and private businesses. It marks another disturbing
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Here We Go Again: Gov. Abbott's School Voucher Plan Passes the Texas Senate in Special Session
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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THREAD: It seems that the special session agenda is expanded whenever a new bill gets filed, so why not try my luck? A special session is meant to address a crisis affecting fundamental responsibilities of state government. (1/6)
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STILL don’t understand how Don Huffines is running state policy. I beat him (5-1/2 years ago).
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I don’t understand how Don Huffines is running state policy. I beat him.
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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Grateful to be re-elected as your Texas Senator! Thank you to all the voters who put their trust in me and my outstanding legislative team once again. I'm honored to continue serving our district and our state, and I am looking forward to getting back to work!
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@MrsAMartini Her biblical reference also betrays a pernicious, destructive, and, well, lazy biblical ignorance. Common.
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Just landed in D.C. in time to celebrate the 2023 World Series Champions, the Texas Rangers, at the @WhiteHouse . #TXLege #SD16
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We honored @swish41 , a great role model for the City of #Dallas , today at #txlege .
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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If you wouldn’t vote to CREATE a confederate heroes day, you should, for the very same reasons, vote for its abolition. Right? #txlege #texaspolitics @TexasTribune @jarvisjohnsontx @MALCTx @txblackcaucus @VentonJonesTX @CarlOShermanTX
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Texas lawmakers want to end state holiday commemorating Confederate v…

For the third straight legislative session, state Rep. Jarvis Johnson, D-Houston, has filed a bill to end Confederate Heroes Day as a state holiday.

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Senator Nathan Johnson
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1 year
All trick no treat: “This is obviously the next step in the attempt to hold public education funding – in particular teacher pay raises – hostage to a voucher program," Sen. Johnson said. “I think it’s bad policy, and I don’t respect the strategy.”  #TxED
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Governor Touts Compromise on School Funding, But Others Not So Sure

With the third special session nearly down to the wire, Gov. Greg Abbott says he's made a deal with top House legislators for a voucher program. But is everyone convinced?

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THREAD: Just filed for re-election to serve as the State Senator for District 16. From saving critical facilities (like clean water and urgent healthcare) from a grid failure to helping parents save their baby's hearing, (1/4)
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I'm pleased to announce that I'm running for re-election to the Texas State Senate in 2024. Since 2018, it's been a profound privilege to care so much about my work every day. I would appreciate your support and to have you as part of my team!
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@cjtackett Property taxes are not tuition. They are the cost living in an educated society.
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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3 years
I just offered an amendment to SB 2028, which would have expanded eligibility for #Medicaid in Texas and brought many $billions in federal funding. Polls show 2/3 of Texans support the action. Rejected, 17-13. #txlege
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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1 year
. @AP News: Johnson said it eventually became clear there would not be enough votes to convict and that it may have led some senators to change their minds. “When enough people fall away from conviction, it exposes any remaining Republican to very strong attack from the right,”
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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Today I took the oath of office with my family by my side. Honored, ready, and eager to get to work! #txlege #TxLege2019
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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4 years
Today is Confederate Heroes Day - a state holiday since '73. Join me @jarvisjohnsontx @RafaelAnchia @NicoleCollier95 @DonnaHowardTX @ChrisGTurner for a press conf. about our efforts to repeal it (HB 36 and SB 128) today at 12:00 pm via Zoom:  #txlege
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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"[W]e have a steeply increasing population, we have a steeply increasing demand on our electricity from industrial processes—it would be political negligence to not look at those curves and anticipate for the power that we're going to need." Read more:
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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Lead causes irreversible damage to the brain and nervous system. It’s especially damaging to children. Yes, testing will cost a little money. That’s okay. Brain damage is not. #txlege
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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2 years
The housing crisis remains a critical issue for Texans across the state as costs rise dramatically while incomes stagnate or fall. This forces many to have to choose between paying their rent, buying food, or getting health care. We don't want Texans to be put in this position.
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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5 months
Here in El Paso for the @TexasDemocrats State Convention! See you all soon. #TXDems24
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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1 year
Read my full statement regarding the tragic mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, Texas:
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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1 year
It marks another disturbing instance of misusing public power and resources for private ends. As for having a special session about vouchers: it’s wrong. The proper purpose of a special session is to meet fundamental obligations that were not accomplished during the regular
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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2 years
A busy week under the dome. Passed seven bills out of the #TXLege Senate this week, bringing the total to 13 pieces of legislation headed to the House. ✅ #SB1699 Distributed Energy Resources ✅ #SB1929 Large Electrical Loads ✅ #SB294 Asthma Medicine in Schools ✅ #SB483
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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Anticipating this, I filed #SB2247 to ensure that Texans have preventive healthcare. This arises from yet another poorly reasoned ideological decision by an activist judge who’s wrong with great frequency and even greater significance. #TXLege
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Mark Joseph Stern
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🚨Judge Reed O'Connor STRIKES DOWN a major provision of the Affordable Care Act requiring insurers to cover a vast amount of preventive care cost-free (contraception, cancer screening, PrEP, a ton of pregnancy-related care). The ruling applies nationwide.
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Seriously, y'all! Are we going to be last? The Republican-controlled state legislature in North Carolina just expanded #Medicaid . There is a path forward in Texas. This session, I refiled my #LiveWellTexas Medicaid expansion plan, along with three other bills that could, at
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Red states are waking up to Medicaid expansion. Why won’t Texas? | Opinion
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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Signed and filed my first bills today. #txlege #sd16
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THREAD: Vouchers dead again. Good. House Democrats and rural Republicans demonstrated that they still respect and value public education in Texas. (1/4)
Texas House rejects school voucher proposal, dealing blow to Abbott, private school advocates

The defeat leaves the Republican governor with an unclear path forward to pass the...

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Grateful to everyone in my office, both in my Capitol and Dallas offices, for their unwavering commitment and valuable contributions. Much of what we achieved was due to their tireless dedication and diligent work. Special shout out to my incredible interns for their enthusiasm
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... and Missouri makes it 39. That’s right, 39 states have now undertaken to expand Medicaid. What will it take for Texas to make it into the top 80% (sigh)? It’s going to take all of us. #ExpandMedicaid #TexMedX #MedEx4TX #txlege
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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3 years
No school board member and no superintendent ever wants to be placed in the position of having to defy a governor's order. But they have a higher obligation, supported in law and guided by conscience, and they're choosing to honor it.
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6 years
Kansas House passes Medicaid expansion in bipartisan effort. Texas should too. #TXLege #TexasCares
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#NewProfilePic 📸 Courtesy of Reed Granger, Communications Intern
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3 years
Today the Lieutenant Governor appointed me to the Sunset Advisory Commission, a bicameral body charged with ensuring that state agencies effectively and efficiently serve the needs of the public. I’m eager to get started on this important work. #txlege
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A private school voucher program is not fundamental to the function of the state or to the success of public education. It’s just another failed bill. In 2019, the Legislature increased public education funding and crafted the basic allotment so as to send money where it’s
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“Every day I’m on the floor, I am in the face of the Governor, of the Lieutenant Governor, calling out the bad stuff that pulls us down, clearly, effectively, but at the same time, my constituents and the people of this state need more than just words, they need results,”
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A pleasure to welcome my #TXLege colleague Rep. @JamesTalarico to Dallas — diving into the important work ahead to meet the needs of all Texans and their families. #SD16
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On Wednesday the Texas Senate voted on straight party lines to prohibit DEI in higher education hiring. "Diversity of experiences and perspectives works better for everything: corporate boards, academic institutions, senates..." Watch my remarks on Senate Bill 17:
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This statement is blatantly false. SCOTX has done no such thing. It just hit the pause button. The court could have ended it all today by granting the mandamus requested by the Gov. It didn’t.
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Today, SCOTEX has ordered Dallas Co and Dallas ISD to follow Exec. Order GA-38. Local mask mandates are illegal under GA-38. Let this ruling serve as a reminder to all ISDs and Local officials that the Governor’s order stands.
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There is no such thing as ‘constitutional’ carry. Calling it that is to use in vain the names of our nation’s founders & the guiding document they gave us. This, instead, is an elevation of convenience over conscience, of recklessness over responsibility.
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Texas Senate Advance Bill Allowing Handguns Without License

Texas would allow people to carry a handgun without a license, and the background check and training that go with it, under a measure given preliminary approval by the state Senate on Wednesday. NBC...

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Our revolt against the stupid travel bans is winning. The two most recent cities to consider it have voted it down. I will again be re-filing my bill to prohibit Texas cities and counties from enacting these unconstitutional, big-government, unthinkably invasive attacks on
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Thank you again to our exceptional and talented interns — Adam Trevino, Azaria Au, Crystal Tran, Daniel Yeats, Manisha Reddy, Sarah Batson, and Viktoria Beck — for the incredible, steadfast, and thoughtful job they have done this session. I look forward to seeing the remarkable
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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Confirming a Trump nominee before the election would erase any pretense of an independent judiciary. Any US Senator who does not refuse to confirm a SCOTUS nomination until after the election lacks the integrity required of the office. Throw them out.
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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Bags of peanuts, a noisy blender, and quality time with #TeamJohnson ; there's no better way to wrap up another successful #TXLege session. #Homemade #PeanutButter
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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I am honored to announce my appointment to the Texas Energy Fund Advisory Committee. With this new position comes the opportunity to serve alongside a bipartisan and bicameral body of my colleagues to monitor the implementation of the Texas Energy Fund and issues related to
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2 years
@mjs_DC That he was confirmed confirms the dysfunction of the confirmation process.
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Texas Senate Democrats endorse @KamalaHarris : "We proudly endorse Vice President Kamala Harris to be our Democratic nominee for president. Her unparalleled record as a prosecutor, U.S. Senator, and Vice President make her the most qualified Democratic leader to succeed President
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Happy Birthday Senator Johnson! Hope you enjoy this video and your day at the #txlege !— Anne and the kids
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EO-GA-40: Stunning. It's like the Governor doesn't want us to get back to the life we wish to have back. Businesses and hospitals are outraged and horrified that he would interfere with private enterprise and public health in one astoundingly ill-conceived, imperial act.
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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2 years
If you could harness the energy here at the @texasdemocrats Convention, we would have no problem powering #TheGrid this summer. I will be speaking between 11:45am and 12:30pm. Watch the live stream online at . #txlege #txdems #txdems2022 #TXDemConvention
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Texas Democratic Party

Texas Democratic Party. 216,099 likes · 2,616 talking about this. The Official Facebook of the Texas Democratic Party.

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Senator Nathan Johnson
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2 years
Good News: My #SB1212 , Distributed Energy Resources, bill has officially been voted out of the Senate Chamber and headed to the House. Senate Bill 1212 brings aggregated small-scale commercial and residential electricity generation onto the ERCOT grid. #TXLege #TexasGrid
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A champion for survivors, an advocate for common-sense gun safety, and a courageous soul — former Congresswoman @GabbyGiffords exemplifies the brilliance, tenacity, fortitude, and the best of America. Gabby Gifford, a survivor of gun violence, has dedicated herself to finding
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. @Dallas_Observer : "Sen. Nathan Johnson, a Dallas Democrat, has filed several bills to expand Medicaid in Texas, including one that would have established an express lane to eligibility. Read the full article by @OfficialJacobV :
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'Crisis': More Than a Million Texans Have Lost Medicaid Coverage

The number of Texans on Medicaid has ballooned since 2020. Now that federal pandemic protections have ended, many are being kicked off their coverage.

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#TXlege
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I’ve been working to expand Medicaid in Texas and the momentum is growing. In a letter to the Governor today, the Texas Medical Association urged state leaders to call upon all available resources to address the pandemic, including, “drawing down federal Medicaid funds..."
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Honored to have earned the endorsement of the @DallasNews : "[J]ohnson has quietly become one of the most effective Democratic legislators in Texas. He has worked tirelessly, strategically and across the aisle to advance a swath of matters that help Texas be a better state.
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To really do good for students and for teachers and for schools, and by extension for parents and businesses, and our future in general, we need only abide by our own wisdom: increase the basic allotment to 2019 buying power. (I have a bill for that.) (4/4) Read my full
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5 years
#txlege
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1 year
Senator Nathan Johnson, D-Dallas, told CBS News Texas that any claims of widespread problems with countywide voting are unsubstantiated. "There's just no evidence that there's any problem whatsoever with the systems that we have. I want people to vote, I want people to be
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1 year
#NEW A bill that passed in the Senate would end county-wide voting on Election Day & require people to cast their ballots in their precincts. We spoke with @SenBobHall & @NathanForTexas along with voters. The bill goes to the House. @CBSNewsTexas
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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6 years
Thrilled to have passed my first bill, SB 942, in the Texas Senate today. #TXLege
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Senator Nathan Johnson
@NathanForTexas
6 years
What we saw in Dallas County on November 6th was a rejection of extremist politics and unproductive agendas. Our victory has already changed the dialogue and opened the door widely for the opportunity for bipartisanship and a productive legislative session.
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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2 years
Connect, consider, learn, and lead. An important three days at the Texas Democratic Party convention to put diverse experiences, ideas, and perspectives that, working together, win votes and change minds. @texasdemocrats #txdems22 #TXDemConvention #txlege
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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5 months
Kicking off @MomsAGAbbott ’s Happy Hour with a packed house of energized Texas Democrats fired up to build, fight, and win this November! Thank you to Nancy Thompson and the entire team for the warm welcome. Let's get to work! #TXLege #ElPasoTX #TXDem24
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Senator Nathan Johnson
@NathanForTexas
4 years
A win for those who wish to testify remotely: the Texas Senate Committee on Redistricting is permitting virtual testimony regarding the State’s electoral map redrawing. You can find the committee hearing schedule here: #txlege
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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1 year
“The results are a travesty. The Office of the Attorney General has been removed from the boundaries of political ethics. The House demonstrated clearly and unequivocally that Paxton used the office as his own private law firm for private purposes. (2/4)
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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1 year
In and out in five. #EarlyVoting 🗳️
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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8 months
THREAD: We ran a positive race about understanding the needs of the district and delivering results for people, about fighting effectively against the rightward lurch of Republican leadership, and about growing the strength of the Democratic party in Texas. (1/4)
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Senator Nathan Johnson
@NathanForTexas
3 years
An embarrassment for democracy. The result of the majority party doing exactly what they're expected to do and can do, legally: solidifying power. Legislators should not draw legislative maps. My SJR 8 would put that question to the voters next November.
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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1 year
I’m disillusioned with the way the Senate impeachment trial played out and saddened by the result. Midway through the voting, I saw through the window to my right the United States flag and the Texas flag blowing proudly in the wind. I thought to myself: What are we doing to them
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Senator Nathan Johnson
@NathanForTexas
3 years
From DC: Because the @TX_HDC broke quorum, nothing the Senate passes this week will become law this session. I therefore had to consider what thought I could get done in Austin — and I don’t lightly forego taking these bills apart on the senate floor — versus
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Senator Nathan Johnson
@NathanForTexas
3 years
Fortunately, we really are doing more than what you see in the news. #txlege
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Senator Nathan Johnson
@NathanForTexas
1 year
Honored to receive the Region 10 @OfficialATPE 's 2023 Legislator of the Year Award. It means a great deal to me, especially sharing this moment with my parents.
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Senator Nathan Johnson
@NathanForTexas
2 years
The entire team would like to wish a happy birthday to our incredible boss, Senator Johnson. We can't thank you enough for your mentorship and your advocacy. Enjoy your day, Sir! - #TeamJohnson
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Senator Nathan Johnson
@NathanForTexas
2 years
And my friend @VentonJonesTX for HD100. #gotv #dallascountyvotes
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Senator Nathan Johnson
@NathanForTexas
1 year
Good news for parents out there whose kids have asthma: my bill #SB294 was signed into law. The new law ensures that when a kid is stricken with acute respiratory distress (like asthma) in school, educators can administer the medication needed, getting kids back to class and
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Senator Nathan Johnson
@NathanForTexas
6 years
Education is an emergency. It starts early. Pre-K should be a part of the conversation. #txed #txlege
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Senator Nathan Johnson
@NathanForTexas
2 years
You can’t not see orange. This weekend, millions of hopeful Americans will #WearOrange in support of National Gun Violence Awareness Day & Wear Orange Weekend. Not red. Not blue. Orange. Will you be one of them? We really can make our communities safer. Be seen, be heard. #txlege
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Senator Nathan Johnson
@NathanForTexas
5 years
There is a misconception that the costs of expanding Medicaid in TX could swallow our state budget whole. Not so. In reality, TX would pay just 10% of the costs, while the federal government would pick up the remaining 90%. Thanks to the @NDCC for hosting this important event.
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Senator Nathan Johnson
@NathanForTexas
2 years
This isn't controversial: Expanding Medicaid in Texas returns billions of dollars in federal funds to the state while utilizing an already established mechanism that can provide millions of Texans with quality, affordable healthcare coverage without imposing a new tax. #TXLege ⤵️
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Senator Nathan Johnson
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3 months
There is not a crisis in the integrity of our elections. Audit after audit after audit has upheld the good work that our elections officials do. Constant attacks only weaken our electoral integrity and deter skilled individuals from wanting to work our elections, which makes
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Senator Nathan Johnson
@NathanForTexas
2 years
1/3 Last week, while ice shut down the Capitol city, we were at the office, working through plans to ensure that our grid is RESILIENT. Because we need more than SUFFICIENT generation capacity.
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Senator Nathan Johnson
@NathanForTexas
4 years
Lessons learned, power on, $ saved. Tom Hancock, of Garland Power & Light (GP&L), testified to #txlege that after 2011 winter storms, GP&L weatherized their power plants. These precautions made a world of difference last week: their plants were online & they saved millions of $.
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