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Read the whole thread, please! Miles is bad for our students. He is wasting our money. And he dares to ask for more in the form of a $4.4B bond. Send a message to him and the whole state of Texas by saying no.
#MilesToGo #NoTrustNoBond
THREAD: More than 4,000 employees left HISD in June, bringing total employee departures for the first year under TEA control to over 10,000.
It's unclear how many departures were due to positions being eliminated as HISD faces a $528M budget shortfall. houstonchronicle.com/news/ho…
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Tough room:
Texas House Public Education Chairman @BradBuckleyDVM was booed this morning during a State PTA event. He was met with "We do not want vouchers in Texas!" and "Fully fund our schools!" #txlege
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Remember, ALL TX Republicans - House and Senate - voted FOR SB8, stealing women’s bodily autonomy and allowing women to die. Even the Rs you think you like voted for it.
The only Republicans who didn’t were the 2 who didn’t vote - Sen Creighton (absent) and Speaker Phelan.
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“They’re Scared Shitless”: The Threat of Political Violence Informing Trump’s Grip on Congress | Vanity Fair vanityfair.com/news/story/tr…
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US @RepFletcher has introduced what she's calling the Right to Contraception Act.
"Efforts to restrict access to birth control are not about reflecting the will of the people, they are about taking away the freedom, dignity, and autonomy of all Americans," she said.
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There will be no school Tuesday, January 21 or Wednesday, January 22, 2025, due to winter weather conditions. Tune in now for a message from Superintendent Miles: bit.ly/40AFtaN
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Texas public schools are navigating a perfect storm of financial challenges: record inflation, the conclusion of crucial federal funds for post-pandemic recovery, declining enrollment, increased school safety requirements, and a host of funding pressures beyond the control of local school districts.
The Texas Legislature last increased per-student funding in 2019, forcing many local school districts to face dire and deep budget cuts. Rising inflation and subsequent adjustments mean districts effectively operate with $1,300 less per student than they did five years ago.
Read our 2025 legislative policy recommendations at raiseyourhandtexas.org/polic….
#TxEd #TxLege #TXSchoolFunding #89thLege #FundOurSchools
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I've argued for years that, in the Trump era, charismatic (i.e. ecstatic, supernaturalist, revivalist) evangelicals have displaced the old guard of the relig right & brought a new more aggressive evangelical politics.
That was on vivid display in TX today.
h/t @RobertDownen_ 1/
Ahead of the Texas House speaker race, Republican lawmakers appeared outside for a prayer meeting where pastors called for Christians to “take charge and authority” over the legislature and exercise their rightful “jurisdiction over the affairs of men.” #txlege
This is real money! I'm very frustrated by the lack of consequences for Miles in what is an obvious breach of her contract.
Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles’ administration greenlit about $870 million in spending over the past 16 months without receiving required school board approval, breaking district policy and frustrating some board members. bit.ly/4gPCSQ8
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Our friend @jamestalarico speaks God’s own truth here.
@timdunntexas & Ferris Wilks buying our #txlege
Only you can stop them.
NO VOUCHERS!
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Time to saddle up y’all. The Texas Legislature heads back into session this afternoon for 140 days.
Key things to watch:
1. Teacher pay raises - Two years after a pay raise bill to give teachers as much as $10K extra failed, they will try again this year
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Again, what does @HISDCentral expect when Dr Martinez removes principals and an entire admin team abruptly in the middle of the year? Students aren’t stupid. They can smell chaos and breed off of it.
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HISD board rates itself 1 out of 10 on community engagement: ‘We need to do better’ houstonlanding.org/hisd-boar…
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🚩ACTION NEEDED🚩 I’m calling on the @LantripPto to rise up, demand answers and don’t let up until they get a face-to face-meeting with @HISDSupe. He needs to know the damage @HISDCentral is doing to their community. @BuildUpHISD
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Can’t agree more! Until @HISDSupe begins to listen, we will continue to fight. #saveHISD #OurKidsOurSchools
Mike Miles shamed voters after HISD bond failure. Where’s the critical thinking? | Editorial
houstonchronicle.com/opinion…
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for posterity:
The American people have spoken.
Congratulations to President Trump on a strong win. Now, it’s time for the American people to come together, pray for our country, and start the process of a peaceful transition.
That begins with Kamala Harris conceding. You can’t just talk about unity in a campaign, you have to show it regardless of the outcome.
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Reuters has a helpful summary of Trump's policy promises for a second term: reuters.com/world/us/factbox…
