the national average. for those people to be denied some comfort and some sense of belonging is a gross violation. i couldn t agree more than that we live in a moment of authoritarianism and it s rooted in a cruel and devastating repudiation of everything that america is supposed to stand for. martin luther king said the arc of the universe is long but it bends towards justice. at the moment it s bending away from justice. it s our mission to bend it back in our direction. maria, the gop lawmaker behind this running for texas ag, this is all about politics, right? it s all about politics. that s the other thing that has me concerned. because we know the demographics of the state of texas, how many latinos and latinas make that their home. and how this popular population when they re not understood, it s problematic. we saw what happened in the rio