TODAY: HOUSE DEMOCRATS, ALLIED GROUPS TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE ON FIGHTING THE SPECIAL SESSION TRUMP TAKEOVER
**AUSTIN, TX – **Gov. Abbott’s agenda for the 2025 Special Session poses stark threats to Texans’ freedoms — including the freedom to be who we are, to make our own reproductive decisions, and to have our votes effectively counted. On the first day of Greg Abbott’s Special Session, Texas for All and the House Democratic Caucus will hold a press conference featuring elected officials and Texas subject matter experts. Speakers will discuss redistricting, abortion access, experiences of transgender Texans, impacts of recent Hill Country flooding, how organizations and leaders are working to fight the Trump takeover, and how the topics in the Special Session will impact every Texan.
WHEN: TODAY, Monday, July 21 at 10:00 am CT and livestreamed via Texas House, [Texas House Democratic
Caucus](http://x.com/texashdc)
WHERE: Speaker’s Press Conference Room 2W.6, Texas Capitol
WHO:
Rep. Gene Wu, District 137, Chair, Texas House Democratic Caucus Rep. Ron Reynolds, District 27, 2nd Vice Chair, Texas House Democratic Caucus Rep. Greg Casar, District 35, U.S. House of Representatives Judge Audrie Lawton Evans, Presiding Judge, Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 1 and Administrative Judge, Harris County Civil Courts at Law Gary Bledsoe, President, Texas NAACP Emmett Schelling, Executive Director, Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT) Denisce Palacios, Texas State Lead, Climate Cabinet Action Fund Darcy Caballero, Government Relations & Political Director, Planned Parenthood Texas Votes Emily French, Policy Director, Common Cause Texas
*Members of the press are asked to RSVP by emailing
Josh Rush at media@dcfconcepts.com.*