Grassroots Resistance Collective 

Let’s talk about what’s really happening behind the political noise.

There’s a quiet and almost not-so-quiet revolution brewing within the Democratic Party. But it’s not coming from the top. It’s coming from below , from the organizers, the outcasts, the overworked, the digitally savvy, the morally grounded. It’s coming from the Millennials and Zillennials who were born in the 1980s and 1990s, raised in the wreckage of the Iraq War and the 2008 crash, and are now done waiting for someone else to fix it.

This isn’t the Democratic Party of the 1990s. We’re not Bill Clinton Democrats. We’re not the party of triangulation and compromise with the very forces that profit off human suffering. We’re a generation that remembers Columbine and Gaza, that’s been through lockdown drills and lockdown mandates, and that knows both corporate Democrats and far-right extremists have failed us.

So we’re building something new.

We're not here to play by the rules of a rigged game.
We’re here to flip the table.

Morality Doesn’t Belong to a Party, a Flag, or a Brand

Let’s make something clear:
Proper and moral ideas are not married to one ideology, one political party, or one nation.

• You don’t need to be a Democrat to believe in justice.

• You don’t need to be a socialist to care about workers’ rights.

• You don’t need to wrap yourself in a flag to want freedom.

• You don’t need to be loyal to a party that isn’t loyal to you.

Truth is not partisan.
Justice is not proprietary.
Compassion is not a brand.

We are building a new political consciousness that rejects the false binary of red vs. blue, us vs. them, right vs. left and replaces it with people vs. power, life vs. profit, freedom vs. fear.

From Gaza to Texas: A Global Struggle

This isn’t just about Washington.
This isn’t just about one bill or one election.

This is about systems ,corrupt systems that span continents, where billionaires trade arms and influence, where police departments get tanks, children and women are sexually violated by the elite , schools get lockdowns, and where voices of peace are labeled threats.

From Gaza to Texas, from the halls of Congress to the flooded streets of Kerr County, the battle lines have been drawn. Not in blood but in policy. In propaganda. In profit margins. And in our resistance.

We are rising! Not as loyal Democrats or performative activists , but as a generation that knows:

WE ARE THE ONLY ONES COMING TO SAVE US

This Is Bigger Than a Party. This Is a Movement.

We’re reclaiming power.
We’re redefining resistance.
We’re rejecting every lie that says we have to choose between the lesser of two evils.

We’re not asking for change.  WE ARE BECOMING IT
We are the generation that refuses to inherit broken systems.
We are the ones who say no more to war profiteers, to media manipulation, to the hate-fueled genocide of truth and humanity.

This is more than politics.
This is a revolution of values.

And if you feel it too ,
If you’re done waiting ,
If you know that something deeper is calling ,

Then welcome. You’re part of it now.

Join us. Organize. Educate. Expose. Rebuild.
Because the future doesn’t belong to those who play it safe.
It belongs to those who refuse to be silent.

-Tovar
 

On Friday, July 4th, 2025, as families across the nation lit fireworks and settled in for the night, thousands of Hill Country residents fell asleep under a Flash Flood Watch—standard fare for a Texas summer. But this night would be tragically different.

When the Trump administration took office for a second term in January, one of its earliest targets was the very infrastructure that keeps Americans safe during natural disasters. Federal agencies like the National Weather Service (NWS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) saw immediate funding cuts and operational rollbacks. These decisions gutted our nation’s ability to predict, prepare for, and respond to extreme weather events.

So when the young girls at Camp Mystic laid their heads on their pillows that Friday night, they had no real warning of the catastrophic storm approaching. By the time emergency alerts were sent around 1:00 a.m., most residents of Kerr County were asleep. The storm sirens that could have woken them? They failed.

And then, the water came.
And with it—an unbearable loss.
Dozens of lives swept away in the darkness.

A Broken System Meets a Cruel Response

In the aftermath, the nation responded—but not with compassion. Conspiracy theories flooded social media feeds. Some blamed cloud seeding. Others fixated on the political beliefs of the families impacted, offering scorn instead of support. Instead of rallying around those who lost everything, many chose cruelty.

But not here. Not in Texas.

The Texas Heart Beats Loudest in Crisis

In the face of loss, Texans did what Texans do best—they showed up. The Guadalupe River may have broken its banks, but the spirit of this state remains unshaken.

From every corner of Texas, people are volunteering—conducting search and rescue, offering emergency medical aid, and helping families navigate the maze of agencies and paperwork required in the wake of disaster. While political leaders deflect and outsiders sneer, Texans are proving what we already knew: Texans take care of Texans.

This is not a red state or blue state moment. This is a human moment.

IF YOU NEED HELP:

🆘 EMERGENCY AID & RELIEF

• Kerrville Salvation Army
  Offering help for flood recovery
  📍 855 Hayes St. | ☎️ 830-465-4797
  
  

• Operation BBQ Relief
  🍽 Free meals on Monday, July 7 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  Locations:
  
  

  • Walmart, 1216 Junction Hwy
    
    

  • Gibson’s Discount Center, 111 W Main St.
    More info and donations: obr.org
    
    

• Cross Kingdom Church (Kerrville)
  🛍 Free supplies including clothing, toiletries, food
  📍 3044 Junction Hwy | Open July 7, 9 a.m.–7 p.m.
  Updates: Cross Kingdom Church on Facebook
  
  

• Mental Health Support
  
  

  • Sunbeam Wellness Co.
    Specialized programming for flood survivors.
    🌐 sunbeamwellness.com
    
    

TO VOLUNTEER OR DONATE:

• Red Cross:
  Accepting monetary donations to support disaster relief.
  Donate at redcross.org

🐾 Pet & Livestock Support – Austin Pets Alive!
Make a donation or drop off supplies at APA! Cesar Chavez, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
High-need items include:

• Airline kennels (medium–large)
  
  

• Potty pads, flea/tick meds
  
  

• Dawn soap, nitrile gloves
  
  

• Dog/cat carriers, crates, food
  
  

💵 Kerr County Flood Relief Fund
Supporting affected families.
Donate here (Update link with actual if needed)

🎁 Southern Oaks Church (Kerrville)
Accepting gift cards and monetary donations.
💻 Donate online & find volunteer updates via Facebook.
📞 For volunteer coordination: Salvation Army Kerrville – 830-465-4797
🌐 Volunteer registration: tcr.communityos.org

🧼 Hands Off Central Texas – Relief Drive (Austin)
📍 July 7 at Noble Joe Coffee Co., 1620 E Riverside Dr.
Collecting: Cleaning kits, hygiene & period packs
Donate: fundly.com/july4floodtx
Offer resources: president@handsoffcentraltx.org

Stay Strong, Stay United

This is not just a flood story. It’s a Texas story.

It’s about love over hate. Community over cruelty.
It’s a reminder that no matter how broken the system becomes, the people—the real people—will always rise.

We may be grieving, but we are not broken.
Texans got Texas. And we always will.

If you have more resources to share or need help connecting with services, please comment below or reach out directly. This post will be updated as new information becomes available.

Texas is no stranger to hardship—but this?
This is different.

In just a few short weeks, our state has been slammed by historic, deadly flooding. First in San Antonio, where flash floods on June 12 killed 13 people and tore through our roads as they were ripped apart like the failing infrastructure it is. Now, in Kerrville and the Texas Hill Country, where the Guadalupe River turned violent and claimed at least 32 lives so far—many of them children at a summer camp.

And the storm still isn’t over.

Tonight, more rain is coming. More flash flood warnings. More families bracing for the worst, with swollen rivers and mud-covered roads cutting them off from safety. But here's what no flood can drown:

The Texas spirit!

The Texas spirit.

If you ask me, this isn’t just nature doing its worst—it feels like an invasion. And if this had been an attack by a foreign power, there’d be outrage, headlines, and emergency mobilization ,but when it’s a flood? We’re left to sort it out ourselves and that’s exactly what we’re doing—the Texas way.

Texans with fishing boats rescuing strangers they’ve never met.

Churches opening their doors without hesitation.

The community donating food and drink.

Teenagers filling sandbags with with no complaints.

This isn’t charity. It’s instinct. Texans don’t wait on D.C. red tape or partisan posturing. We move. 

The Politics of Compassion

While the federal government debates blame, bureaucracy, and budgets—Texans show up anyway.

We don't ask if you're Democrat or Republican before pulling you out of the water.

We don't ask about citizenship before handing you a hot meal.

We don't need anyone’s permission to help each other.

This is what unity looks like. Not forced. Not branded. Not for the cameras. Just real people. Taking real care. Of each other because when Texans see pain, we don’t scroll past it. We answer it.

This flood reminds us that the strength of Texas isn't just in our oil or our politics. It's in our people.

We’re fierce. We’re stubborn. We’re protective.
We may argue over barbecue or how weird Austin is, but when the floodwaters rise—we rise faster.

And we do it together!!

Pray and Send Love. Light a candle. Say a rosary. Hold space. Speak their names. Whatever your tradition—use it.

God bless Texas!

June 26,2025

The dust may be settling on Texas’s 89th Legislative Session, but the truth is only just beginning to rise. In recent days, members of the Texas House have begun revealing what many of us suspected all along — that Senate Bill 3, one of the most controversial bills of the session, was passed under conditions of coercion, retaliation, and political strong-arming.

According to multiple representatives, members were told behind closed doors that if SB 3 was not passed as a full ban, then “none of their bills would make it out of the Senate.” In other words, political hostage-taking — not constituent will — guided the legislative process.

This revelation, confirmed by House members themselves, raises serious questions. Why are lawmakers speaking up only now? Why weren’t these threats disclosed when Texans were flooding inboxes, jamming phone lines, and showing up at the Capitol demanding their voices be heard?

A Pattern of Coercion

Representative James Talarico (D-Round Rock) was among the only lawmakers to say it out loud: that Governor Greg Abbott called members into his office one by one, allegedly threatening a “bloodbath” in their primaries if they supported an amendment to allow Texans to vote on school vouchers. This wasn’t just hardball politics — it was legislative blackmail.

Members have since admitted that similar threats were extended to the passage of SB 3, a bill that effectively destroys the legal hemp market in Texas, banning products that are federally protected under the 2018 Farm Bill.

Ethics Violations — Or Something More?

While political coercion is unfortunately not new in Texas, what’s troubling is the apathy and silence that followed. The Texas House has the constitutional power to investigate or impeach the Lieutenant Governor. Yet no reports were filed. No ethics complaints submitted. No committee hearings launched.

Instead, members remained silent, seemingly protecting their own legislative agendas while leaving thousands of small business owners, medical patients, and constituents to suffer the consequences of bad-faith governance.

And now, with the bill vetoed, and raids already underway, those same lawmakers have the audacity to recast themselves as victims.

Let’s be clear: If you voted for SB 3 under threat, and you didn’t speak up before the vote, you enabled the corruption.

Who’s Responsible?

The blame lies not just with Dan Patrick or Greg Abbott, but with every lawmaker who stood by and allowed it to happen. The legislative silence, the refusal to push back, the willingness to watch a corrupt bill steamroll through the process — all of it points to a Texas Legislature that has lost touch with the people it claims to represent.

And now, the people must respond.

What Texans Deserve

We deserve transparency. We deserve ethics. We deserve a legislature that does not legislate by fear, by favor, or by threat.

If your representative voted for SB 3 — or failed to oppose it publicly — hold them accountable. Ask them why they didn’t stand up to Dan Patrick. Ask them why they chose silence over courage.

Because democracy is not just about voting. It’s about vigilance. And in Texas, it’s time we demand better.