A coalition of more than 70 organizations across Texas have organized a virtual press conference to call for the resignation of 18 Texas politicians complicit in the recent domestic terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The attack was enabled by extremist politicians, many of whom represent Texans. These politicians have proven themselves entirely unfit for office and must resign.
As we all know, on Jan. 6, 2021, a violent mob of extremists, motivated by conspiracies sowed by the White House, stormed into the U.S. 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 now former president, the extremists forced their way inside the Capitol building where they carried a Confederate flag through the rotunda and threatened lawmakers and our seat of government.
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 and sullying our elections while opposing their legally legitimate losses. This coalition calls for the resignations of:
Senator Ted Cruz
Attorney General Ken Paxton
Representative Jody Arrington
Representative Brian Babin
Representative Michael C. Burgess
Representative John R. Carter
Representative Michael Cloud
Representative Pat Fallon
Representative Louie Gohmert
Representative Lance Gooden
Representative Ronny Jackson
Representative Troy Nehls
Representative August Pfluger
Representative Pete Sessions
Representative Beth Van Duyne
Representative Randy Weber
Representative Roger Williams
Representative Ron Wright
We invite media to join us this Saturday, Jan. 23 at 12:00 pm as we demand accountability for our complicit Texas officials. 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, U.S. Senate candidate
- Alexander Montalvo, Indivisible TX Lege
RSVP for the press conference here. The public can also watch on Facebook or YouTube.
Visit the TX lege website for more information.
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 Women (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 Black 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)
