We deserve a government that works for us. Instead, we are watching the same extremists who banned abortion spend the latest special session gerrymandering maps to protect themselves from voters. At a moment when Texans need affordable health care, reliable infrastructure, and strong public schools, these politicians are doubling down on control, not care.

Every time they meet in Austin, what do we see? More chaos. Attacks on abortion care. Attacks on trans Texans. Attacks on local democracy. Political theater instead of governance. These politicians have shown us exactly who they are—a small group of extremists so obsessed with control that they are willing to tear apart our democracy to keep it. 

This special session, hijacked to gerrymander maps, is led by the champions of abortion bans. They don’t know accountability, only hypocrisy. Rep. Giovanni Capriglione embodies it, preaching control and enforcing bans while allegedly seeking, in private, the very services he condemns for others. These politicians won’t govern; they cling to power even as their personal actions betray their stated values.

This session isn’t just about redrawing lines. It’s about whether Texans will allow leaders like Capriglione to lock in their power and silence dissent for another decade. His scandal is not an isolated lapse, it’s a window into a broken system built on double standards, cruelty, and control. Texans deserve better a government that reflects our values, not one that hides behind control and hypocrisy.

Contending for reproductive justice-centered governing power matters more than ever. Power is both relational and structural. It shows up in who gets heard, who gets silenced, and who shapes the future of our communities. Avow is committed to building power that centers care, freedom, and accountability—not just to fight back, but to transform Texas.

By organizing, strategizing, and growing collective power, we can dismantle the systems of control these extremists rely on and create a Texas where every person has the freedom to make decisions about their own body and future.

This fight is about more than maps. It’s about governing power and who it belongs to.