'Naked and blatant power grab': Allred reacts to Trump's redistricting push

Texas Politics & Elections - Colin Allred is running for US Senate in Texas [1] - The current special session in Texas is focused on disaster recovery, but also involves voting rights issues [2] - There's a perception that some Texas politicians prioritize one person's interests over the interests of 30 million Texans [3] - Democrats have been trying to make breakthroughs in Texas for multiple election cycles [4][5] - Allred emphasizes the need to reconnect with working people and demonstrate support for them [7] - Promises made in the last election to lower costs for working people were broken [9] Disaster Preparedness & Response - Texas is experiencing more frequent extreme weather events, such as 100-year floods occurring every few years [11] - Overlapping and redundant systems are needed to notify people during crises, including sirens, text messages, social media, and signage [13] - Infrastructure needs to be hardened to prepare for future events, such as winter storms [14] - Critical positions for coordinating emergency response have been cut [15] - FEMA's response can be limited, hindering recovery efforts [16] Immigration - A plan is needed to secure the border and fix the broken legal immigration system [17] - A bipartisan consensus could be reached on border security funding, legal immigration reform, and a plan for undocumented immigrants who have followed the law [18] - Some politicians have used immigration as a political issue instead of trying to solve it [19]