Texas Republican lawmakers banned abortions, angering many constituents. But as the state’s new trigger ban took effect on Thursday, Texas Democrats called on voters to channel their frustration at the polls in November.
, Howard believes there’s still potential to see Democrats in statewide offices.
“The governor has the power of the veto, the lieutenant governor has the power to set the legislative agenda and the attorney general has the power to interpret law,” she said. “And so we could see a real boon to preventing further damage, and perhaps even helping us get some things through that would improve the situation, if we had that kind of leadership.”
There’s evidence that abortion bans lead to the criminalization of groups that are already over-policed, said Elise Higgins, director of reproductive rights with State Innovation Exchange, a nonprofit that works with state legislators nationwide. Such populations include people of color, young folks, the poor and those who are undocumented.
Higgins added that legislatures in Texas and other states nationwide have never been more important. “My hope is that we see sustained investment in state legislatures to move them to a place where the majority reflects the will of the majority of people in our states,” she said, “which has always been and will always be that abortion remains safe and legal and accessible.”, it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Dallas, and we'd like to keep it that way.
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