Feel like your voice doesn’t matter? Only 14% (!) of eligible Texans vote in the March primaries, but that’s when most state legislative seats get decided. Legislators aren’t ignoring their constituents–they’re just listening to the folks who bother to show up.
In this short explainer, Josh shows how relatively very few highly-commited voters are driving Texas policies on everything from abortion to xenophobia. The great news: your vote really counts a lot in the Texas primaries.
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