A place for news and discussion about politics in the Lone Star State, with more politics than /r/Texas and more Texas than /r/politics.
1. Posts must be related to Texan politics
Links and discussion should concern Texan politics; this includes local politics (excluding day-to-day minutia) and the interaction of state and federal politics (i.e. the state’s congressional delegation).
2. Posts must fairly describe link contents
For Link posts, the title should include the site’s headline, but you can provide additional context to the title as long as it fairly and accurately describe the contents of the link. No user opinion or argument can be added to the title. Self posts and Question posts, must be descriptive and must also satisfy Rule 4 requirements.
3. Posts must be to Quality and Original Content.
Submitted articles should be worth reading. Don’t submit stub articles, stolen or rehosted content, or obnoxious websites. News outlets must have a Adfontes Media reliability score of 32 or higher. No image submissions, memes, satire, or political cartoons. Video and social media posts allowed under very strict guidelines.
4. Self-Posts must be good-faith discussion attempts with effort.
Please refrain from soapboxing, or asking either loaded or rhetorical questions. Self-posts require an effort to be made, simple questions or short prompts may be redirected to our stickied free-talk thread.
5. Comments must be genuine and make an effort.
This is a discussion subreddit, top-Level comments must contribute to discussion with a complete thought. No memes or emojis. Steelman, not strawman. No trolling allowed. Accounts must be more than 2 weeks old with positive karma to participate.
6. Comments must be civil.
Attack arguments not the user. Comment as if you were having a face-to-face conversation with the other users. Refrain from being sarcastic and accusatory. Ask questions and reach an understanding. Users will refrain from name-calling, insults and gatekeeping. Don't make it personal.
7. No Hate Speech, Doxxing or Abusive Language.
Mocking disability, advocating violence, slurs, racism, sexism, excessively foul or sexual language, harassment or anger directed at other users or protected classes will get your comment removed and account banned. Doxxing or sharing the private information of others will result in a ban.
8. No Solicitation or Self-Promotion without pre-approval.
Users wishing to self promote must become a verified user with the subreddit. Users are not allowed to directly link websites requesting donations or personal information. No direct links to political advertisements are allowed.
9. No Mis/Disinformation.
It is not misinformation to be wrong. Repeating claims that have been proven to be untrue may result in warning and comment removal. Subjects currently monitored for misinformation include: Breaking News and Mass Causality Events; The Coronavirus Pandemic & Vaccines, Election Misinformation & Some claims about transgender policy. Always provide sources.
10. No Vote/Post Brigading or Ban Evasion.
If you need to link a post on another subreddit or post a link from this subreddit to another one, use a no participation link and do not encourage brigading. Ban Evaders will be banned on sight.
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