Taral V. Patel
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🇺🇲 Now: Running for Fort Bend Commissioner - Precinct 3. 🐶😺 Rescuer. Fmr. Chief of Staff @FortBendCounty @POTUS Appointee🤘🏾JD 🎓
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I’m Taral Patel.
Today, I’m announcing my campaign for Fort Bend County Commissioner.
Together, we can push past the divisive politics that we see in the news — and build a stronger, diverse, & more united Fort Bend.
Join us:
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Everyone’s heart should be broken by this brutal & severe beating of a young American 🙏🏽
While the body cam footage is sickening to watch, this is the only video of
#TyreNichols
you need to see to remember this 29 year old.
Rest in power.🕊
✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻
#JusticeforTyreNichols
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If you couldn't imagine an angry, drunk Kavanaugh before, you can now.
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Yours truly is a mama (uncle) today. Please send your positive vibes and blessings to my little niece 🥰
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Beto:
Enjoys music
Saves Blind Squirrels
Supports Texans
Cruz:
Build The Wall
Constantly runs for President
Eats boogers
#TexasDebate
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Friendly reminder that cashiers, chefs, cleaning staff, cashiers, admin staff, first responders, and so many more are doing their best to help you make sure your holiday goes smoothly. Please remember to treat them with kindness and respect.
Happy holidays! ❄️🦃
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Great conversations this morning with
@0liviajulianna
on building a better society, all the way around.
The future of Fort Bend County & Texas is so bright 😎🌞
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I’m Taral Patel,
#Democratic
candidate for Fort Bend Commissioner.
I’ve got detailed plans for everything from fixing potholes to improving healthcare access — and the experience.
Take a look at my website and, if you like what you see, I humbly ask for your
#Vote
🙏🏾
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🇺🇸 Voters have spoken clearly: Together, we won and our campaign will be moving forward to the General Election.
🙏🏽To our families, to our friends, to our volunteers, to our interns, and to our communities: a huge THANK YOU.
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but chosen family IS family.
Just a reminder as the holidays start.
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Hard time of year for a lot of folks. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. A simple copy and paste might save someone's life.
Would 3 friends please share?
Thank you.
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In Fort Bend, our nation's most diverse County, we are celebrating so much this week. To:
Our Christian friends: Happy
#PalmSunday
!
Our Hindu friends: Happy
#Holi
!
Our Jewish friends: Chag
#Purim
Sameach!
Our Muslim friends:
#RamadanMubarak
!
Our Sikh friends: Happy
#Vaisakhi
!
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Today is my 30th birthday. When elected, I will be the youngest Commissioner in the State of Texas and the first Asian American.
Please share and chip in to help move our amazing state forward!
I’m Taral Patel.
Today, I’m announcing my campaign for Fort Bend County Commissioner.
Together, we can push past the divisive politics that we see in the news — and build a stronger, diverse, & more united Fort Bend.
Join us:
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Since announcing for Commissioner, I have worked tirelessly to connect with the diverse communities that call our County home.
Our campaign is based on the values of: compassion, hard work, and respect for all.
Unfortunately, we are facing a barrage of racist attacks
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Sending holiday love & comfort to those who are:
- Grieving loss
- Mentally / physically drained
- Homesick & sad
- Struggling to make magic for the kids
- COVID positive & quarantined
- Worried about the future
Christmas isn’t always merry - but it can be kind. ❤️
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THIS is Fort Bend County ⏩: a Hindu 🕉️, a Muslim☪️, and 2 Christian Pastors ✝️ breaking bread/naan & united in building a better world for all.
Mental & emotional health is an often underlooked and ignored issue that we must prioritize.
Let's keep lifting each other up 💪🏾
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As a young Texan, I know we have a surplus of talent ready to run and better our great state. Thank you
@JulianCastro
for providing the guidance and resources.
#TexasForever
It's a new year and it's time to elect a new generation of young progressive leaders from city hall to Capitol Hill who believe in opportunity for all. It's time for new blood. That's what
@Opportunity1st
is about.
Find out more at
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🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Congratulations to my current Chief of Staff Taral Patel who has received a Presidential Appointment from the Biden Harris Administration to work on Domestic Policy matters in Washington D.C.
📸Taken pre-COVID (2 yrs ago)
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The hurt and the pain in the Desi community over the last few days is deep as it is wide across the globe. Jaahnavi Kandula represents the best of all of us. She moved across the world, without her family, making sacrifices to pursue higher education and achieve a better life.
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A Muslim ☪️, a Christian ✝️, and a Hindu 🕉️ - all Sugar Land residents - come together over coffee (and hot chocolate ☕) to talk about making our community safer, more sustainable, and welcome to all.
THIS IS FORT BEND COUNTY.
Join us at
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Y'all – I'm so grateful!
Already over 25k views on our launch ad and Texas is just waking up!
Can you please RETWEET & FOLLOW to help us share our message far and wide?
Together, we'll move Fort Bend forward.
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Happy February, y’all… and remember, Black History IS American history, no matter how committed some are to erasing it!
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I couldn't afford higher ed, so I worked during in day and went to school at night. I was too focused on social impact for corporate America. I was called "crazy" for proudly working 24/7 to lead my community through COVID, winter storms, and more. And always "too young" for some
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Three things that are free:
✅Kindness
✅Compassion
✅Civic Engagement
In 2024, let's consider investing more in all three.
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#Hanukkah
is a reminder of the light and hope that endures despite difficult times. Let's say a prayer of light and peace for all around the world.
Shalom Aleichem (Peace Be Unto You)
Happy Hanukkah to all who are celebrating in Fort Bend and across the world.
#Hanukkah2023
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There are days that life comes full circle and you realize how blessed you are. Today is one of those days. Thank you to the wonderful humans that make our world a better place. Much love to everyone.
Go
#Vote
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Clear Eyes. Full Hearts. Can't Lose.
We'll keep running a positive, & solutions oriented campaign based on the values of hard work, compassion, and respect.
Thanks to
@isiahcareyFOX26
@FOX26Houston
for covering challenges to a better future. Join us at
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My rescue pets, Shadow the Dog and Mojo the Cat, bring so much joy into our lives. So many of you have asked about them, their hobbies, and their names, so I wanted to introduce them to you directly!
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Woke up in 2024 to our signs slashed apart. We will not tolerate attempts to intimidate us or destabilize our democracy through violence and damage.
Please help us purchase more signs as we will not be intimidated by these low class tactics:
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In honor of
#NationalPuppyDay
, please reply with a pic of your puppy (every dog is a puppy) ❤️
Most of mine except the 🐐 or fostered fellas are from
@FBCASTX
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🚨 Voting Starts Tomorrow at 7am. Please make sure to go
#vote
tomorrow, Tuesday Feb 20th.
Your vote is your voice, and if we bring our families and friends to vote with us, we not only win but can make a huge difference for the future of Fort Bend County.
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The best part about running for office is meeting amazing young people and working together to build a better Fort Bend and world.
Proud of our local youth led-team to victory ✌🏾🙌🏾
#Transparency
#Integrity
#Commissioner
#FortBend
#Stafford
#staffordtx
#SugarLand
#MissouriCity
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From 🌻wild🌹flowers💐 to 🐶🐈 🐷wildlife🦖🐹🐥, spring &
#EarthDay
is here!
This is our one and only home. There is no Planet B. We must act, decisively and quickly, to protect and care for
#PlanetEarth
, so we leave it better than we found it for future generations.
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🇺🇲 Veterans Day is much more than simply saying "thank you."
🇺🇲 It is a reminder and a chance to fight for our veterans and their families for the resources they need to build meaningful livelihoods after their service.
🇺🇲 Proud to have joined our veterans today
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To the world, he was a visionary. This underdog American hero spoke to the inequalities millions face in their lives and the belief in a new future. Today, on MLK Jr. Day I choose to also remember him as a father, a husband, and a friend.
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I have always stood with working families. That's why I'm so proud to be endorsed by the 92 unions of the Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO.
Join us:
@gcaflcio
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🙌🏾 Fort Bend's Hispanic community is one of the most vibrant in the nation.
💃🏽This
#HispanicHeritageMonth
, I had a blast celebrating with the Mariachis, dancers, community, and even a Tajín food stall.
🥇Our diversity makes us stronger. Let's keep moving
#FortBendForward
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Proud to be supported and endorsed by United States Congressman
@JoaquinCastrotx
, a Texas Democratic leader, who fights for working families in our great state. I look forward to working with him to keep moving Texas and
#FortBendForward
.
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Fort Bend is one of the most unique places on earth. For us, It always has and will be: home.
Join us to help flip this seat blue and empower one of the most diverse communities in the country at
With your help, we will keep moving
#FortBendForward
.
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🚨 You must vote in the Democratic Primary to vote for Taral Patel. This is a Democratic drawn seat, and your vote in the Democratic primary will decide the next County Commissioner. Please send this graphic to your networks.
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On Jan 6, 2021, mobs attempted to overthrow the government with violence and intimidation.
On Jan 6, 2024, I found another one of our signs violently slashed. We are offering a $5,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) responsible.
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I had an incredible education because of the diversity of knowledge and people on the
@UTAustin
campus. Props to President
@gregfenves
, a guy who often gets it.
Good. I received a great education at
@UTAustin
- in part because affirmative action made the student body more diverse.
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As someone who is the proud product of Fort Bend County schools, our Campaign Intern Team had a GREAT launch!
Fort Bend County is blessed with some amazing students who are working hard to make our local community even better.
Please join us at
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Happy
#Passover
to our Jewish brothers and sisters. We’re wishing a kosher and joyous Passover to all who celebrate. Chag Pesach sameach!
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Proud to be the First voter in Fort Bend County today.
We have very important Constitutional Amendments, Mobility and Park Bond Referendums, and a school district initiative to pay our teachers.
FBISD:
Fort Bend County:
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This what ✅95, ✅30, and ✅4 look like! Thanks to y'all for the birthday wishes. Much luv ❤️🙏🏾
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The vandals who continue to slash our signs on a regular basis to shreds while keeping certain other ones up, don't know the first thing about us.
We, as a community, have been through hurricanes, winter storms, a global pandemic, and so much more together to emerge stronger.
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Happy
#Vaisakhi
! Today our friends in the Sikh community celebrate the beginning of Khalsa and the start of the harvest festival.
May WaheGuru Ji accept your good deeds, and bring you and your families a full year of love and contentment.
Thank you and be blessed!
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🚨 This weekend is the ONLY weekend of Early Voting, offering a unique opportunity to vote outside of normal business hours and at the most convenient time for many Texans to do their civic duty.
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🇺🇲 We're going to make history and move Fort Bend Forward
Taral Patel announces bid for Democratic nomination for Fort Bend County Commission seat
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Happy
#NativeAmerican
Heritage Day! We honor the incredible resilience and unbreakable spirit of the Native American people. The Karankawa Kadla people once roamed and lived in Fort Bend County. You can learn more about them and their contributions:
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🚨We are so excited to announce our campaign internship program.🚨
The application is open from now until Friday April 19.
We want you, your ideas, and your help to make Fort Bend the best place to live, learn, and lead!
So apply at this link 👇🏾
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Proud to have the support and endorsement of Houston Mayor
@whitmire_john
. We need your help in the
#Democratic
Primary to
#vote
and bring your friends and neighbors. Early voting starts Tuesday, February 20th!
See all the polling places at
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The biggest impact to our day-to-day lives is LOCAL!
Elections for our school board, City Council, Municipal Utility District, Appraisal Board and more are going on NOW!
It's so important we show up &
#VOTE
!
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To my
#Sikh
brothers & sisters across Fort Bend County and the world: I join you in celebrating the Jayanti of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. His inspiring teachings continue to help us build a better world for all.
#GuruNanakJayanti
#Gurupurab
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Clear Eyes. Full Hearts.
Let's vote, y'all!
Today is
#ElectionDay
. Let's win this and move
#FortBendForward
.
Polls open 7am-7pm & find them at
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🎉 This weekend marked our 51st Meet and Greet in Fort Bend Precinct 3.
💯 Connecting with our friends and neighbors to discuss important topics about our future is how we win and build a better Fort Bend.
➡️ Join our campaign's momentum at
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Friends, It's go time. 🙌🏾
Just wanted to say thank you for inspiring and motivating me to run.
It has been an incredible journey and learning experience, but so glad that I got to meet and further work with so many amazing people like y'all in this process.
Let's go win.
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Proud to have received the Community Service Award at the Fort Bend County Diwali 🪔 celebration in Sugar Land along with so many community partners, volunteers, organizations, and residents.
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Roses are red. Fort Bend is blue. Next week voting starts, and we're counting on YOU!
Happy
#Valentine
’s Day! If you’re planning to “Ballot with Bae”! Here’s all the info:
#Vote
next Tues, Feb 20th - March 1st. Find your polling place:
#ValentinesDay
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🙌🏾 We are OFFICIALLY on the ballot & the FIRST to file our candidacy for Commissioner.
⏩ Together, we will make our county gov more efficient, effective, and engaging, so Fort Bend is the best place for all & generations to come.
FREE YARD SIGN:
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Busy Saturday today! Meeting so many people, groups, and diverse communities and traveling all across the area. Wouldn’t have it any other way!
#FortBendStrong
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TODAY is
#smallbusinesssaturday
Consider the small businesses who are your friends and family that need support.
Who has their own business website or social media page?
Drop a link below for residents to visit your page/group or website. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
#supportsmallbusinesses
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This
#TaralThursday
, I am so proud to have the backing and support of
@runforsomething
- a group focused on innovative and new leaders tackling problems with experience and tenacity.
Join us at
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🚨 Please stay home and off of the roadways if you can.
HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS REPORTED IN FORT BEND COUNTY.
Be very cautious if you must travel, but it is best to stay off of the roadways if possible.
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One of the top reasons I ran for office was to motivate and inspire young people to get involved in their communities and make a change.
As a proud graduate of public schools in Fort Bend County, I had a blast speaking to high school students in Precinct 3.
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There's nothing like running into your longtime Twitter friend IRL who fights for the rights of young Texans and Americans - and realizing you're both from the same place: FORT BEND REPRESENT! 🇺🇲💯
#ProLabor
#UnionStrong
#TexasForever
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Folks, I just turned in our FIRST fundraising report. We raised nearly $150,000 from about 400 donors - more than any Commissioner candidate in Fort Bend’s history - since launching our campaign a month ago!
Thank you for your kindness and support. Let’s keep moving FORWARD.
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🙏🏾 The spirit of our diverse community in Fort Bend is what I want to incorporate into our leadership.
✅ Together we can accomplish anything, which is why we must implement policies that move
#fortbendforward
and VOTE.
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#EidMubarak
to our
#Muslim
community celebrating Eid al-Fitr across Fort Bend, the USA, and the world. I wish you a great year full of peace, blessings, and happiness.
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Wishing everyone a very Happy
#Ugadi
,
#GudiPadwa
,
#ChetiChand
, and
#ChaitraNavratri
.🙏
May you be blessed with good health, wealth, and success. Wishing you and your family a joyful and prosperous new year🙏
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🚨 Our local animal shelter 🐕🐱is well beyond capacity with over 227 dogs.
Please donate much needed supplies here on their Amazon wishlist: .
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Proud to have grown up in Fort Bend County, one of the most diverse communities in the country, and where individuals like
@PaulBegala
went to school 🤘🏾
#DullesVikings
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Proud to be endorsed by Mayor of Houston John Whitmire.
Our relationships at the federal, state, and local level must be used to solve regional issues such as flooding, mobility, & safety.
Join our campaign to move
#FortBendForward
at
@whitmire_john
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👋🏾 This is Taral Patel running for Fort Bend Commissioner in the Democratic Primary. We just voted! There were no lines, and we were done in 5 minutes.
���️ If my 95 year old grandma went this morning to vote, can we count on you to vote?
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Seva is a four letter word, but its meaning of selfless service is infinite as I learned growing up in Fort Bend.
Honored to visit BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham Mahamandir - a testament to seva, ingenuity, and commitment to humanity as the world's largest active
#Hindu
Mandir.
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Stay weather-aware. If you or someone you know are in need in anticipation of the upcoming Arctic Freeze, warming centers will be open to provide a safe and warm space for everyone.
Please spread the word and make sure to stay warm and safe during the extreme weather conditions!
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As the sacred month of
#Ramadan
begins tonight, I wish everyone celebrating many blessings and joy 🙏🏾
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🚗Fort Bend residents need financial relief. I am proposing to reduce Toll Fees for ALL EZ Tag users in Fort Bend County by 10%.
➡ Our
#CommunityCampaign
is about local solutions for our residents. Let’s keep moving
#FortBendForward
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🎒 To our Teachers, Educational Staff, and Students: The Fort Bend County has your back. ✏️
#Commissioner
#FortBend
#Progressive
#Democrat
#SugarLand
#MissouriCity
#MeadowsPlace
#Telfair
#Riverstone
#Aliana
#Richmond
#Houston
#Education
#School
#Teacher
#Student
#FBISD
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Happy Riḍván to all! Today marks the first day of Riḍván, an important Bahá'í holiday.
#Ri
ḍván is a twelve-day festival celebrating the beginnings of the Bahá'í Faith in 1863.
The word Riḍván means Paradise and is named after the Garden of Riḍván outside Baghdad.
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Happy
#Easter
!
Our Christian brothers and sisters are celebrating the power of hope, prayer, and kindness as seen by the conquering of death and resurrection: Jesus gives us eternal life and eternal hope.
#HeIsRisen
I pray for each of you to be safe and healthy
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Proud to have the endorsement of Harris County Commissioner
@AdrianGarciaHTX
, a trailblazer for so many of our communities, and Councilman Emmanuel Guerrero, a fellow young leader in our region.
Together, we will move Texas and
#FortBendForward
.
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Proud to announce that we are SO CLOSE to breaking a record in Fort Bend - huge thanks to
@GeneforTexas
for hosting even as he was at
#txlege
fighting on the Floor of the Texas House for
#publiceducation
.
Chip in now to get us over our Oct goal:
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No one has a monopoly on good ideas. If you have a thought on how to improve our community or supercharge the economy, I want to hear it! Whether you're a doctor, electrician, or stay-at-home mom. Running for office means listening to ALL.
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