JustFundItTX
@JustFundItTX
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Just Fund It TX is a group of TX parents, students, and community members who want Texas legislators to do the right thing - adequately fund public education!
Texas, USA
Joined December 2018
Thanks to all the Just Fund It TX parents across the state who advocated ALL YEAR for funding TX public schools. We stopped vouchers, but still no $$$ for students, teachers, schools. Happy Holidays! #txlege #txed #vote #justfundit
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Texas House adjourns fourth special session — leaving vouchers, school safety and elections bills unfinished via @TexasTribune #txed #txlege.
texastribune.org
The latest casualties were Senate Bill 5, which would spend $800 million on school safety measures through 2025, and Senate Bill 6, which would change the timeline of a trial after an election contes…
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RT @TexasHDC: A handy calculator for how much Greg Abbott has proposed to invest in your neighborhood school: . Take 5,156,972 students in….
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RT @GinaForAustin: Greg Abbott's school funding plan gave $0 to our public schools. Abbott failed to support our #txed students, teachers,….
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RT @scottbraddock: Speaker @DadePhelan tells a largely empty Texas House that they'll stand at ease til 1pm Friday as they wait on the Sena….
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RT @scottbraddock: Not only are "school choice" supporters disappointed, but supporters of public schools are angry. Teachers aren't gettin….
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The Texas House just rejected one of Governor Abbott’s top priorities. It is unclear if there’s a path for education savings accounts, teacher bonuses, and public school funding in a gridlocked...
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Thank you! Your voices were heard. The Texas House voted 84-63 (all D's and 21 R's) to remove the voucher (ESA) from HB1. Many thanks to public education advocates and the 84 rep's who heard you! #txed #txlege #justfundit #vote.
Got em: .On a vote of 84 to 63, the Texas House strips vouchers from HB1. Here's the vote sheet #txlege
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Texas House votes to remove school vouchers from massive education bill via @TexasTribune #txed #txlege.
texastribune.org
The outcome was an embarrassment to Gov. Greg Abbott, who spent seven months lobbying two dozen Republicans who signaled opposition to vouchers in April.
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RT @CameronSAbrams: Breaking: The Raney amendment to remove ESAs from #HB1 passes by a vote 84-63 #txlege
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RT @pastors4txkids: So much for parent-backed vouchers. Texas PTA ain’t buying it. Neither is the #txlege House. No vouchers in Texas. N….
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RT @TXParentPAC: "Only way families are guaranteed choice & accountability is through well-funded public schools, where every parent has ch….
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RT @VikkiGoodwinTX: In New Hampshire, 89% of their voucher program goes to rich parents whose kids are already in private schools. That's w….
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If you haven't sent a quick note to urge your legislators to fund our schools instead of investing in voucher scams, do it now! They vote tomorrow! #Txed #txlege #justfundit #NoVouchers
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The TX House will be hearing HB1 (the "everything but the kitchen sink" education bill that has a big fat voucher in it) on Friday. Please let your reps know that you want public schools funded, NOT defunded by ESAs/Vouchers. #txed #txlege #NoVouchers.
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RT @TXSC_org: HB 1 as passed out of committee includes a UNIVERSAL ESA voucher that will soon cost $2 billion every year. This will make it….
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Call to action: One more time- Tell lawmakers to vote NO on vouchers and fund TX public schools now! Click here: #txed #txlege #justfundit #novouchers
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RT @cjtackett: Want to know where vouchers (if passed) will go in Texas? Look at Arizona. They went to universal vouchers for the 22/23 sch….
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Texas House committee advances school voucher bill, overcoming key hurdle via @TexasTribune #txed #txlege #vote #justfundit #novouchers.
texastribune.org
The committee action means school voucher legislation is poised to get its first House floor vote in recent history. Gov. Greg Abbott said if the Legislature fails to pass it this time, he will conti…
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RT @joshcowenMSU: If you believe taxpayer $$ should fund anti-#LGBTQ and creationist schools, I can’t convince you otherwise. But if your….
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