We have had a spirited discussion of the demographics of the Texas legislature. What we can say with certainty is that the legislature is dominated by white Republican men.
The state is no longer majority white. The largest single group in the state is Hispanics, at 40%. Followed by whites, at about 39%. Then Blacks, at 13%. Then Asians at nearly 6%.
But take a look at the legislature.
White men are over-represented. Women and Hispanics, as well as Blacks and Asians, are underrepresented.
No legislature will ever be a mirror of the population. The demographic trend in Texas suggests that the legislature will become increasingly Hispanic.
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Again, blacks are “underrepresented” by just a few percentage points. They are essentially represented in line with their share of the population.
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Hispanics and women certainly are underrepresented. White men are way over represented.
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As long as the Republicans control the leadership of the state government, the state will never be representative of all of its citizens.
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Which begs the question, why do so many women, stupidly vote for Republicans
Abbott’s discrimination against women coupled with his cruelty to refugees from Central America should offend all daughters and mothers.
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Abutts latest criminality toward refugees and other migrants is installing floating barrels wrapped in razor wire and razor wire hidden under water across the Rio Grand.
Many people have already been injured and several people died in deeper water trying to avoid the wire.
Abutt is truly horrific but millions still support him. That tells you a lot. A large fraction of the populace are just cruel.
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I think the real problem is not so much the ethnicity of these leaders, but how they perceive other ethnic groups. The Texas legislators are not just a bunch of old white men. They are a bunch of old white men who work for their own dominance based on ethnicity. Keeping power for them is more important than the work of governing for the good of all.
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Your clarification is important. For me, the descriptor, Republican men, serves the purpose. While some like Chris Christie don’t overtly seem racist, the party with which they are associated behaves as racist and sexist.
In the case of the wealthy white men who influenced at Texas A & M, it can be assumed they were GOP. We don’t know the political party of the A & M president who resigned. And, we don’t know if she, who is described as a “proliferate fundraiser” was coerced. We do know that she has 6 children, which is an anomaly in the developed world.
It is not uncommon for the incidence of very large families to be driven by right wing religion e.g. Amy Comey Barrett and the Duggar family.
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In the old south, it’s still very much about race and old white boys still rule.
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And these white boys look at OTHERS, as “THEIR” PERSONAL PROPERTY, even their spouses. Think about this.
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The Center for America Women in Politics site identifies Nevada as the first state that has a legislature with more women than men.
In aggregate nationally, state senates are 30% women, state legislatures/assemblies are 33.7%. In terms of party breakdown, the state women politicians are about twice as likely to be Democrats.
The bottom 10 states for representation by women- La., Ok., Wy., Ark., N.D., W.Va., Miss., Tenn., S.C., Ala.
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The list of the 10 bottom states include 7 that hold the rankings, 1-7, as “most religious states.”
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Utah is not on your list, and you cannot tell me Utah is not high on the “most religious” list, Linda. Correlation does not always equal causation.
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TOW- you have been, in the past, willing to acknowledge wrong perceptions. My Google search was limited to data after 2020 and came from several sources. The search words I used were various versions of, states ranked as religious.
You are correct that correlation and causation are not the same. In this case, however, when the Bible is used as reference for women’s roles or denial thereof, it lends support for causation. Rhetorically, are women prohibited from top leadership positions in conservative religious sects?
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One thing that is not debatable: stupid is well represented in the Lone Neuron State.
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Some might claim that stupid is overrepresented, but then again, a majority of voters voted for A butt.
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Like the Lone Neuron
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Gerrymandering helps to keep the white patriarchy in power.
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The journalists at the Texas Tribune are focusing now on the administrative punishment of Prof. Joy Alonzo. She allegedly criticized Lt Gov. Dan Patrick. He has, posted at his site, “Dan Patrick is Christian First.” The person who made allegations about Prof. Alonzo’s statements to Texas A & M leadership (Texas A & M administrators censured Alonzo) was former Texas state senator, Dawn Buckingham. Buckingham co-authored a bill to ban abortions if Roe v Wade was overturned.
It is a mistake to ignore the agenda of the Texas A & M Christian Faculty Network, sponsored by the Catholic Faculty and Staff Network and Christian Faculty Network. Both the CFN site and the site of the Texas Christian Faculty Network are worth reviewing.
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