Episode 27: Texas House Democrats, “Forget the Alamo, ” Joe Manchin and Chief Noakes

Episode 27: Texas House Democrats, “Forget the Alamo, ” Joe Manchin and Chief NoakesHello Fort Worth and welcome to another episode of the Fort Worth Freedom Review.We are a show about local politics that aims to get more people engaged in local issues.Today I am here with Amber Sosa, Christopher Rose & Thomas Moore to discuss the Texas House Democrats leaving the state to fight the voter suppression bill and being branded fugitives. All of the resources used will be provided below in the show notes.This podcast is made possible by The Justice Reform League, a Fort Worth based non-profit. You can sign up for our newsletter and get updates on FW political news and deep dives into local issues at our website www.justicereformleague.orgFeel free to contact us if you have any episode ideas or additional stories you would like us to cover on Twitter at @FWReview and at [email protected] .Music by Anthony Sosa Newsletter Signup: https://justicereformleague.substack.com/ Might in Flighthttps://www.fwweekly.com/2021/07/14/might-in-flight/What's in the new voting restriction legislation introduced in the Texas House and Senatehttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/08/texas-voting-bill-special-session/Who is footing the bill for Texas Democrats’ weeks long exodus to block the voting bill?https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/14/who-paying-texas-democrats-walkout-voting/Texas Democrats land in Washington, D.C., and promise to stay out of Texas until after special legislative session ends Aug. 6https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/12/texas-democrats-leave-texas-voting-bill/State museum canceled book event examining slavery’s role in Battle of the Alamo after Texas GOP leaders complained, authors sayhttps://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/01/texas-forget-the-alamo-book-event-canceled/Texas state history museum abruptly cancels speech by authors of new book on the Alamohttps://theweek.com/news/1002212/texas-state-history-museum-abruptly-cancels-speech-by-authors-of-new-book-on-the-alamoSen. Joe Manchin, key Democratic holdout on federal voting protections, coming to Texas for fundraiser hosted by several GOP donorshttps://www.google.com/amp/s/www.texastribune.org/2021/07/15/joe-manchin-texas-fundraiser-republicans/amp/Fort Worth police chief sees few positives in possible citizen review board expected to be presented this fallhttps://www.wfaa.com/mobile/article/news/local/fort-worth-police-chief-on-possible-citizen-review-board-expected-to-be-presented-this-fall/287-58a9ca70-7fd4-4b5d-bdfd-6b6d4ecb4359