often perpetuated by republican politicians. could the gop s hyper fixation on transgender people is now reaching disturbing levels in texas. the washington post reports that the office of the states attorney general, ken paxton, asked the department of public safety for a list of all people who switched genders on their drivers licenses going back two years. that s based on public records that the post has obtained. dps officials in texas told the washington post that they d identified more than 16,000 up those instances, but in the, and said they didn t provide data of any kind. the post says that public records do not indicate why the a.g. s office one of the recommendation, but advocates for tents gender checks and safe vaccine could use the data differ they re restrict their right to transition. this apparent escalation comes just a few months after governor greg abbott beds, and child welfare officials to gender affirming care as child abuse. last, year he banned a bill
presidents. every time donald trump has a slip and fall, rhonda santa celebrates quietly. you ll never hear ham. as the senator, said they don t want to get sideways with that base. this is what the republican party has been for the last few years. people quietly wishing that donald trump would go away. people quietly understanding that donald trump is a threat to this country, and a big problem. you know, i really do think that ron desantis is going to try to capitalize off of this trump weakness, and i have no doubt that he will run for office. i have no doubt that republican legislature will appeal whatever law to make sure he can run for president. i ve seen ron desantis doing the for donald trump. we have some nice facilities. my sunday morning merry christmas, happy new year to you. so good to have you here. up, next as the attorney generals office in texas seeks to compile a list of people who
woman who has fought for equity across the board, it s only fitting that we re talking about an equity issue right now. i am going to be seeking equity as it relates to financial opportunities. we know the right now the wealth gap has only grown wider in the midst of post covid, if we say that we are in a post covid world, because we re technically not, even though some people want to clarify and say that it is, i am going to be fighting for economic opportunities for all. i m going to make sure i m fighting for things like this. i m coming from a crazy state that wants to attack people simply because of who they are. i want to make sure that i am protecting the same people. i also, obviously, met you and so many others fighting for voting rights. that is still the reality that needs to be fought for. we are not getting anywhere in the state of texas if, they come up with new propositions that are going to be worse,