personal account (Congresswoman El Paso, TX)

El Paso, TX
Joined May 2009
Texas - we can’t trust @GregAbbott_TX to hold data center developers accountable and protect us from the rising utility costs and environmental damage that they bring. Vote @GinaHinojosaTX
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Mask is off. Yours and CBS’s.
Earlier, I tweeted a video from an Abdul El-Sayed town hall. I deleted that tweet because it was a violation of CBS News standards. I apologize.
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Veronica Escobar retweeted
Early voting starts tomorrow. Let’s do this, Texas. Go to IWillVote.com/Texas to make a plan to vote.
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When you head to the voting booth, remember that @GregAbbott_TX sells us out every chance he gets. Whether it’s tax breaks for billionaire data center developers, a voucher scam to fund private schools, or selling out OUR PUBLIC LANDS to Elon Musk! 🤯 Vote @GinaHinojosaTX
Exclusive: Sources familiar with internal discussions of the potential sale said Elon Musk’s SpaceX is the prospective buyer and confirmed that the 1,300-acre property in question is Boca Chica State Park. texasmonthly.com/news-politi…
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He. Could. Have. Done. This. MONTHS AGO! @GregAbbott_TX has called 12 special sessions during his tenure as Governor. One lasted only 12 days. This is called “gaslighting.” Vote @GinaHinojosaTX
NEWS from Gov Abbott interview on data centers: - he commits to turning his exec orders into law next session, refuting critics who say they’re an election stunt. -he supports giving *counties* city-like power to regulate data centers. Rural counties want zoning power.
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Greg Abbott only comes to communities like El Paso to raise campaign money. Texans want to know why he invited data centers to our state, why he defunded public schools with his voucher scheme, and why he didn’t stand up to Trump’s takeover of Big Bend. Vote @GinaHinojosaTX
In our interview, we asked Governor Greg Abbott why he won’t debate Rep. Gina Hinojosa. Here’s what he said.
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Elon Musk is buying the senate seat for Ken Paxton. Billionaires buy themselves Senators so they can keep exploiting our resources, our communities and avoid being taxed. The good news is we can stop them if we turn out the vote for @jamestalarico.
How does democracy function when one person can donate $150 million for 1 Senate race? In a state where one of his companies has major facilities?
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Veronica Escobar retweeted
Notable donors to Ken Paxton's JFC (Paxton Victory) this quarter: Oil billionaire Farris Wilks ($250k) AirBnB founder Joseph Gebbia ($274k) Podcaster Jacki Pick ($266k) Cowboys CEO Stephen Jones ($122k) + owner Jerry Jones ($100k) Dodgers co-owner Robert Patton ($100k)
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100% THIS!!!👇🏽
I cannot understate how impactful a @GinaHinojosaTX victory would be for Texas. A Governor Hinojosa would have veto power, ability to appoint level-headed public servants in a number of positions and would fundamentally change the direction of Texas for the better. Her victory would single-handily have the biggest impact on the daily lives of working class Texans out of anyone on your ballot.
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Sometimes…twitter is worth it
King George: If you don’t pay taxes on that tea, I will send my British troops!! American Colonists:
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There truly is no bottom of the barrel for @KenPaxtonTX. Any human being with any shred of integrity or decency would never have run or would have withdrawn at this point. Vote @jamestalarico
Replying to @efindell
In Dubai, Paxton and his girlfriend watched fireworks at a party with two fugitives who had failed to return to the U.S. to face federal healthcare fraud charges. One of them, Anosh Ahmed, had donated $190,000 to Paxton. wsj.com/politics/policy/ken-… w/ @MarkMaremont @jdawsey1
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Veronica Escobar retweeted
Ken Paxton is selling off Texas — our land, our water, our communities. Data centers bankroll Paxton, they get tax breaks, and you get stuck with the bill. We can’t afford Ken Paxton’s corruption. (This ad was made by humans — not AI.)
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These Tech bros are all-in for republicans: they get to build data centers in neighborhoods, no guardrails on AI, and they get big tax breaks, too. It’s a corrupt scheme. And we’re paying for it. Don’t let them get away with it. Vote for democrats up and down the ballot.
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Woowwwww. I knew he had no respect for our country. But he doesn’t even respect his supporters.
Trump: I could say the stupidest things and you'd clap
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Veronica Escobar retweeted
Another time Talarico got sick on the trail—from my 2023 @POLITICOMag profile:
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Paxton enriched himself while in office, owns more than a DOZEN homes, and has enjoyed protection from legal prosecution for his corruption but wants Americans on social security, Medicare and veterans benefits to “suck it up” and accept cuts. Vote @jamestalarico
NEW @TexasTribune: Ken Paxton privately suggested he'd support cutting federal benefit programs, per new leaked audio. Asked about reducing the deficit, he said: “Making some reasonable cuts to mandatory spending - you're gonna have to do it." "We have to suck it up."
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For those wondering what Greg Abbot has accomplished in his 12 years as governor. Vote @GinaHinojosaTX
What they’re waking up to in San Antonio! “After 12 years of Greg Abbott, data centers are driving up utility bills, property taxes are 85% higher, and as public schools close their doors, Texas’s violent crime rate has remained above the national average.” 📺 @News4SA:
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Veronica Escobar retweeted
Welcome to Greg Abbott’s Texas: higher taxes, more data centers.
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Kudos to the legal team that valiantly fought to protect Big Bend! 👏🏽 Remember, Texans: @GregAbbott_TX could have fought the federal government to protect our national treasure. But he didn’t. He cared more about pleasing Donald Trump than saving Big Bend. Vote @GinaHinojosaTX
BREAKING: Bulldozers and excavators are being trucked out of Big Bend after our historic legal victory halting construction across the region on Friday.
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Hey, @KenPaxtonTX if you have nothing to hide, let the public see these depositions. 🧐 Vote @jamestalarico
A lawyer for Ken Paxton’s wealth manager is asking a Collin County court to keep the attorney general’s sworn depositions from a years-old securities fraud dispute under seal, arguing that Democrat James Talarico’s U.S. Senate campaign has no legal standing to seek their release. bit.ly/4ywTncG
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