Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, a Dallas Democrat who previously served in the Texas House with Thierry, spoke at a campaign event where she condemned her former colleague.
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Thierry wound up joining more than 50 House Democrats who flew to Washington, D.C., to temporarily deny Republicans the quorum needed to pass their bill overhauling the state’s elections. She denied the details of Crockett’s account, calling it a “made up scenario” designed to boost Simmons’ campaign.
“I would like for this to be a sign to all legislators, and those who seek to be a legislator, that you too can enjoy this type of support when you stand for righteousness,” M.D Morrison Sr., pastor at Houston’s New Faith Baptist Church Northeast, said while flanked by Thierry and other ministers at a recent campaign event. “You too can enjoy this type of solidarity from the faith community when you stand simply for what is right.
Asked about her fellow Democrats who had lined up behind Simmons' campaign, Thierry said that in"a political climate like we are seeing unfold on both sides, it's understandable that some individuals have made choices to support candidates based on highly charged issues."Thierry has added recent endorsements from state Reps. Richard Raymond, D-Laredo, and Sergio Muñoz Jr., D-Palmview. She is also backed by Democratic state Reps.
Thierry was not the only Democrat to support the GOP legislation — 11 others voted for the book-banning bill, including Collier, Dutton, Morales, Muñoz and Raymond— but she was by far the most outspoken. She said in another floor speech that the book bill would set up guardrails against explicit materials that have “infiltrated” schools, noting one that she said teaches children how to access dating websites.
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