{"id":39468,"date":"2025-11-07T10:33:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T10:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/39468\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T10:33:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T10:33:21","slug":"people-cant-stop-talking-about-this-ridiculous-proposition-texas-just-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/39468\/","title":{"rendered":"People Can\u2019t Stop Talking About This Ridiculous Proposition Texas Just Approved"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, seems to be quite obsessed with New York City lately.\"Man<\/p>\n

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He cracked this joke about imposing a 100% tariff on people moving to Texas from NYC:\"Tweet<\/p>\n

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To which people were like, “What the fuck does this even mean?”\"ScreenshotHe asked people to join him for a moment of silence after Zohran Mamdani won the mayorship: “Join me for a moment of silence for NYC. Thoughts & prayers.”\"Tweet<\/p>\n

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To which people were like, “Wouldn’t it be nice if Texas had a governor who was focused on the things *Texans need* instead of\u2026\u2026.whatever this is.”\"TweetAnd he proclaimed Texas “the unrivaled HQ for capitalism in the US.”\"Tweet<\/p>\n

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To which people were like, “Dude we all just want affordable groceries, affordable rent, and universal healthcare.”\"TweetBut a lot of criticism revolves around this post: “It is now in our Constitution that only US citizens can vote in Texas elections.”\"Tweet<\/p>\n

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He’s referring to Proposition 16, which passed and prohibits non-citizens from voting.\"SummarySo, citizenship was already required by state and federal law to vote. This amendment makes it official in the Texas Constitution. The Texas Tribune said<\/a>, “The amendment wouldn\u2019t have much practical effect, as it essentially restates what\u2019s already in state law.”\"A<\/p>\n

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Needless to say, almost everyone in the replies is saying some version of the same thing: “This is literally already a thing.”\"Social“Next up, maybe you can make murder illegal. (Again).”\"Tweet<\/p>\n

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“This is the leadership equivalent of writing your name on your school clothes.”\"Tweet“Performative bullshit call to arms for an emotional fanbase to distract from not actually doing any governing.”\"TweetAnd lastly, “Once again you have everyone laughing at Texas BECAUSE THIS IS ALREADY A LAW!”\"Social<\/p>\n

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