
Chris Duke
@ChrisDukeTX
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#texan, husband to @kheiden11, dog + #girlsdad, #txed reformer. DISCLAIMER: opinions are escaped ‘word cattle’ bucking past the filter gate! 🐎 🤠
Austin, TX
Joined December 2016
Surreal my daughter is watching history being made for her & other young Texans! SCHOOL CHOICE has FINALLY arrived. Couldn’t have happened w/o my boss @DanPatrick, mentor @MarianKWallace - forever in debt for their servant leadership! #txlege #SchoolChoice
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BIG WIN @TXSBOE w “3-5-1 comprehensive” history #txed kids plan: -based on solid learning science -emphasizes the West US TX throughout arc of history H/t to @AaronKinseyTX @LjforTexas @willhickman @Julie4TX @DrYoungSBOE @KevenEllisDC @Maynard_TXSBOE @BrandonHallTX #txlege
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The most fun image & video creation tool in the world is here. Try Grok Imagine.
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AI reading an application that it wrote.
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RT @TeamBettencourt: Congratulations to House Education Chairman @BradBuckleyDVM on a great layout on HB 8 and defending the critical senat…
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✏️ Fact-check: my former #txlege colleague @marylynnpruneda is correct ✅ #HB8 (#txed testing reform): -Shorter faster BETTER & LESS tests! -Balanced approach between measuring student growth & achievement realtime -Maintains A-F ratings + parent valued report measures
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#TxLege Special Alert: 🚨 -Shorter, faster, BETTER, & LESS #txed tests! -Balanced approach between measuring student growth & achievement real-time -Maintains A-F ratings but adds report-only measures that parents value H/t to @BradBuckleyDVM @TeamBettencourt
My Statement on the Texas Senate’s Passage of House Bill 8 – Phasing Out the STAAR Test: https://t.co/yA8RwCk0fm
#txlege
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NYT: Red States to Gain EC Seats by 2032 Due to Population Shifts Projected post-2030 census 🔴 TX: +3 (40→43) 🔴 FL: +2 (30→32) 🔴 ID: +1 (4→5) 🔴 UT: +1 (6→7) 🔵 CA: -3 (54→51) 🔵 IL: -2 (19→17) 🔵 NY: -1 (28→27) 🔵 RI: -1 (4→3) —— 🟥 +7 🟦 -7 https://t.co/wijfCCfTNc
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“The relationship between school spending and student outcomes is weaker than you might imagine.” @ChadAldeman makes the fairest comparison possible, using spending figures adjusted for cost-of-living differences and demographically adjusted NAEP scores. The result is still
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I think that puts the questions to bed — @DanPatrick graphic touting his 2026 campaign kickoff tomorrow alongside 17 GOP Senators and three Patrick-endorsed candidates for Senate. #txlege
Inbox: @DanPatrick holding a "campaign announcement" press conference tomorrow in Austin. #txlege
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Congrats 🎉🍾 @NEISD family! Great moment to celebrate #txed SUCCESS & phenomenal teamwork of parents, teachers, school leadership! From F (2019) to A (2025) this turnaround is proof positive kids, families, community are better off #txlege @teainfo
Harmony Hills is one of just 95 campuses statewide to make a jump from C in 2024 to A in 2025 in the TEA school accountability ratings.
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‘Today marks a return to clarity and accountability.’ #txed A-F ratings reestablishes critical transparency for families, communities & school leaders after 2 yrs of lawsuit-induced delays. To learn about your child’s public school, visit https://t.co/qcSeFLzjlZ
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TEA Releases 2025 A–F Accountability Ratings; 2024 Ratings Now Also Available PRESS RELEASE: https://t.co/IGutrkm9uN
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🚨BIG NEWS: The Texas Senate Committee on Education K-16 just passed my SB 8, The STAAR Test Replacement and A-F Public School Accountability Bill, 9-0! 📊📚 Excellent testimony by @teainfo, @Texas2036, @GHPartnership @GoodReasonHou & others stating that since the Board of
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Texans elected Rep. @VikkiGoodwinTX to serve–not chase political headlines for her campaign. Rather than fight for hardworking Texans, she fled the state. Texans need someone with a backbone.
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Hershey and Mondelez are combining two of their top-selling products—the Reese’s peanut butter cup and the Oreo cookie—in a sugary marriage they say consumers have been begging for
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Hershey and Mondelez are partnering on treats as big food companies scramble to boost sales.
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Texas has slowly built a new approach to rewarding great teachers:
the74million.org
Aldeman: Incentive program rewards schools and teachers for educational quality with real cash payments. Your state should, too.
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Senate Bill 12 has been signed into law. This legislation gives parents greater control over their child’s public school education by removing DEI programs, limiting certain classroom topics, and speeding up complaint processes. #txlege
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My statement Announcing Legislation for the First Called Special Session of the 89th Legislature: https://t.co/g8LfT2wTkn
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