July 16, 2021 • 57 mins
Episode 29 dives into the Texas GOP's latest attempt to tighten its grip on state power, following suit with Republican legislatures across the United States, and why they feel emboldened to get away with it.
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SHOW NOTES:
Texas lawmakers advancing bail bills that opponents say do little for people stuck in jail because they’re poor https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/06/texas-bail-reform/
Twitter thread by Alec Karakatsanis re: the Texas cash bail system https://twitter.com/equalityalec/status/1412077485236310018?s=21
Archive of stories re: the Texas jail system: https://sheddinglight.in/texas/home
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fucking_podcast
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fucking_podcast
SHOW NOTES:
Texas lawmakers advancing bail bills that opponents say do little for people stuck in jail because they’re poor https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/06/texas-bail-reform/
Twitter thread by Alec Karakatsanis re: the Texas cash bail system https://twitter.com/equalityalec/status/1412077485236310018?s=21
Archive of stories re: the Texas jail system: https://sheddinglight.in/texas/home
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