The Reason Texans Can’t Vote on Abortion and Weed
www.texasobserver.org
Polls show support for reproductive choice, legal pot, a minimum wage raise, and Medicaid expansion. But the Lege stands in citizens' way.

Good read on “citizen initiative” - something I didn’t even know was a thing.

  • TragicNotCuteEnglish
    12•7 months ago

    Tl;dr: no direct democracy in Texas.

    • @Alteon
      7•7 months ago

      'CAUSE TEXAS DOES EVERYTHING BIGGER…I THINK THAT’S THEIR ARGUMENT? I DON’T EXACTLY KNOW. I’M NOT FROM TEXAS.

      THAT, OR THEY’RE BLIND AF.

      • SuiXi3D
        2•7 months ago

        OR MAYBE SOME OF US ARE TOO BUSY CRANKIN’ OUR HOGS AND ARE A BIT HARD OF HEARING, BROTHER! AROOOOO!!!

  • WHYAREWEALLCAPS
    4•7 months ago

    The TXGOP had Initiatives and Referendums on their plank up until they took control of the Lege and Governership. Then they quietly dropped it. If the day comes in the far, far future where the Democrats once again rule Texas, you can bet it will make a return. It will be a cold day in hell when the state government gives up that much control, no matter which party is in power. Which the article does say, to be fair.

    Basically, unless you have enough money, Texas is where you come to be ruled over, not to rule.