Texas Organizations Call for the Resignation of Texas Politicians Complicit in Attack on U.S
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 22, 2020
MEDIA CONTACTS Indivisible TX Lege, [email protected]
Texas Organizations Call For The Resignation Of Texas Politicians Complicit In Attack On U.S. Capitol On January 6, 2021
Demand accountability for elected officials who inspired, encouraged, and abetted domestic terrorists
A coalition of 70+ organizations across Texas are organizing a virtual press conference to call for the resignation of Texas politicians complicit in the recent domestic terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol. The attack was enabled by extremist politicians, many of whom represent Texans. They have proven themselves entirely unfit for office and must resign.
WHEN: Saturday, January 23 at 12:00PM
WHERE: Zoom - Media RSVP Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Xf5h-N0hSoyGQYHvKOyKhQ
Publicly Viewable on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1363321354004730
Publicly Viewable on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp93ES-6JlHTrkpNTbezmEg
WHO: Speakers at the press conference include: ● Neil Aquino (Indivisible Houston) ● Dr. Candice Matthews (Texas Coalition of Democrats, Harris County Chapter) ● Chanté Davis (Sunrise Houston) ● Rep. Ron Reynolds Texas House District 27 ● Cristina Ramirez (JOLT, Latino Families Forward, U.S. Senate Candidate); and ● Alexander Montalvo (Indivisible TX Lege).
More information, including the coalition’s statement and a full list of coalition members, can be found at indivisibletxlege.org/statement
WHY: On January 6th, 2021, a violent mob of extremists motivated by conspiracies that were sowed by the White House stormed into the Capitol, forcing legislators and their staff to barricade with the protection of armed guards. After hearing an address with yet more incendiary rhetoric from the outgoing president, they forced their way inside the Capitol building, carried a Confederate flag through the rotunda, and threatened lawmakers and our seat of government in Washington DC.
Some elected officials in Texas inspired, encouraged, and abetted these domestic terrorists. They have made a mockery of democracy by embracing the fascist rhetoric of a far-right figurehead with a far-right movement behind him. They have suppressed votes while lying about the nature of our election system, sullying our elections while opposing their legally legitimate losses.
COALITION CALLS FOR RESIGNATIONS OF: 1. Senator Ted Cruz 2. Attorney General Ken Paxton 3. Representative Jody Arrington 4. Representative Brian Babin 5. Representative Michael C. Burgess 6. Representative John R. Carter 7. Representative Michael Cloud 8. Representative Pat Fallon 9. Representative Louie Gohmert 10. Representative Lance Gooden 11. Representative Ronny Jackson 12. Representative Troy Nehls 13. Representative August Pfluger 14. Representative Pete Sessions 15. Representative Beth Van Duyne 16. Representative Randy Weber 17. Representative Roger Williams 18. Representative Ron Wright
COALITION PARTNERS: Indivisible TX Lege ACLU/Indivisible East Dallas Supporters Action South Texas Arlington Area Texas Democratic Women Bay Area Democratic Movement Bayou Blue Democrats Black Lives Matter Houston Blue Outpost TX CAIR Houston Coalition of Labor Union Wo men (CLUW) GPA Corpus Christi Indivisible Cy-Fair Area Democratic Club Democracy for Houston Democratic Club of The Woodlands Dylan Forbis TDP SDEC 11 Committee Member Energy and Environmental Democrats Extinction Rebellion Houston Far Northwest Progressives of Travis County FIEL Houston Field Team 6 Flip The Texas House Harris County SD17 Democrats Harris County Young Democrats Houston Area Stonewall Democrats Houston Women March On Houston Youth Climate Strike Humble Area Democrats Indivisible 121 Indivisible Arlington Indivisible Austin Indivisible Fort Worth Indivisible Grapevine Area Indivisible Healthcare Fort Worth Indivisible Houston Indivisible Katy Huddle Indivisible South Texas Indivisible TX-24 The John Cornyn Tuesday Protest Jolt Action Katy 4 Justice Lake Highlands White Rock Democrats Latino Families Forward March For Our Lives Houston National Lawyers Guild – San Antonio Chapter, Inc. Nueces County Democratic Party Our Revolution Brazoria/Fort Bend County Our Revolution Harris County Our Revolution Texas The PAC for Progressive Texas Women Pantsuit Republic Texas Pearland Youth Movement Pod Bless Texas Progressive Women of Arlington, TX Public Citizen Represent Texas Representative Ron Reynolds, Texas House District 27 Representative Vikki Goodwin, Texas House District 47 Rideshare2Vote, LLC ROADwomen (River Oaks Area Democratic Women) Say Her Name HTX SD15 Democrats SD4 Harris County Secular Democrats of Texas Senate District 2 Democrats Showing Up for Racial Justice – Dallas/Fort Worth Socialist Alternative-Houston Southwest Democrats The Spring Democratic Club Sunrise Houston Tarrant Together Texas Blue Action Democrats Texas Coalition Of Blk Democrats Harris County Chapter Texas Environmental Democrats Texas Rural Voices The Funky East Dallas Democrats (The FEDDs) Transcript Research United Fort Worth United We Dream Wimberly Indivisible Women of Dallas United For Action (WDUA)