TEXAS, USA is a documentary film exploring what it takes to build a new, hopeful vision for democracy against enormous o | dG1fSHh2ZDJKd1h5bkE
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00:00 I'm a Texan. I was born and raised. I love my state, but we got big problems.
00:07 I genuinely believe this election is about life and death for people.
00:15 The system has been built in so many ways to prevent you from being able to actually make a difference.
00:20 They want us to feel like we're powerless. That's the best thing ever for the status quo.
00:24 Texas is the latest battleground over voting rights in America.
00:28 Why are there so many systemic barriers that have been erected to keep people from participation?
00:35 I think everything that we hold dear is on the ballot in this election.
00:39 If Texas goes blue, it's over. Republicans cannot win a presidential election without Texas.
00:44 This is a once-in-a-generation-or-more opportunity.
00:54 The gap between the promise and reality of America can one day be finally closed.
01:02 No family should have to fear being torn apart because they are supporting their trans child.
01:08 What do we want? Trans rights! When do we want it? Now!
01:12 One of the things that I've noticed about this state is that when days are at their darkest,
01:17 it brings out the very best in everyone else.
01:20 There is so much more work that needs to be done, and we cannot go back to the way things used to work.
01:27 Together, we are powerful.
01:29 So much of the work that we need to do, like helping folks that connect the dots about a different future,
01:35 like it doesn't have to be this way.
01:37 [Music]
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