"Bishop Pham — who celebrated Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral before hopping on a bus to the federal building — said priests would return for similar 'walks in solidarity' at immigration court..."
This is outrageous. Republicans are blocking every single Democratic amendment that would make the voucher bill even slightly less devastating for our public schools.
This is straight out of Project 2025 — an authoritarian takeover of our state is happening before our eyes. #txlege
I have been told that the Voucher Scam bill is going to move forward because there "haven't been any real complaints from the public."
REPUBLICANS are saying that they CAN'T HEAR YOU!
Tell them to STOP stealing from working families to give handouts to the rich!
Costs for bilingual and special education would largely be concentrated in the new district to the west of the Denton Highway in the event of a split of Keller ISD, according to an email received through an open records request.
Read more at: www.star-telegram.com/news/local/e...
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
Not sure which of these is less triggering #ERCOT #txwx
The Laken Riley Act is another data point in favor of a small theory of mine:
Any criminal legal law named after a person is a terrible law w egregious overreach.
We cant keep pretending couchers are anything but subsidies for private schools and wealthy people 👉 www.texasstandard.org/stories/scho...
Gather round kids and let me tell you a story about a real technology ban...
The Keller board took no action tonight. They will “continue to workshop the idea.” And one trustee says the info was prematurely shared and that “real adult decisions” were going to be made and people should “be the adult” and not discuss this with children right now.
I am prepared to offer my letter of resignation. I'm not doing that for theatrics, but I'm doing it because.
I've been in education for all kids, and I believe that every child has an opportunity to learn.“
Before going into executive session Superintendent Johnson said she was reasy to resign. “I don’t know how we do this, and I'll be honest, I don't know that I want to be a part of it… youtu.be/dKI7S3M7K0I?...
Yes! May the they all step on multiple Lego
Data: White students make up a disproportionate percentage of private school enrollees. If finally successful, Abbott’s school voucher system will only drive these numbers higher. Vouchers won’t cover the cost of tuition at many private schools & POC are less likely to be able to make up the balance
Status Scoop: CNN chief Mark Thompson wants Jim Acosta to take up the network's graveyard shift, delivering the anchor the proposal days before Donald Trump takes office.
Details in Status: www.status.news/p/jim-acosta...
Live stream: www.youtube.com/live/mxXcCa4... —they’re currently in executive session.
Every Texan who cares about public education needs to pay attention to what’s happening at Keller ISD. I’ve caught a few minutes of their live stream & it’s been insane. 70+ years after Brown v Board & we’re taking steps backward with the help of right wing pacs. BG: www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/k...
In Georgia, a mom facing eviction reached out to DFCS for help. They offered her nothing. Soon the agency took her kids away because of "inadequate housing."
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
The first and most important step when using an oven is to preheat all the pans you store in there to 425.
Update: Burrows released a list of 76 supporters — 38 Republicans and 38 Democrats. However, at least one member told the Tribune they should not be on the list, debasing Burrows’ claim to have the necessary votes to be elected speaker. www.texastribune.org/2024/12/07/t...
Newsmax on the final Biden White House Christmas: “awful people… it’s just bizarre” —people actually watch this 🤦♂️
I wrote about the anger people are expressing online right now.
The ultrasound revealed that her placenta was covering her cervix—a condition, known as placenta previa, that heightened her risk of hemorrhage or preterm birth.”
#RGV
“Eight months after the fall of Roe v. Wade, Vanessa Garcia lay on a hospital table in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley, as a technician performed an ultrasound. Garcia had given birth to two children with no complications, but her third pregnancy seemed alarmingly different.
I’ve heard so many people in the RGV insist women haven’t been impacted post-Roe and SB8 and that these issues aren’t real. I can only hope these stories eventually saturate to the point people know the facts, and then hopefully care enough to demand change.
The HPV vaccine has been recommended in the US since 2006. New study out today shows that cervical cancer deaths in young women in the years that followed have plummeted, decreasing 15% per year from 2013-2015.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
These goofballs bring me so much happiness. Elton, the black lab mix, spent seven of his first nine months in a shelter. Cooper, the doodle, was on home number two when we found out about him. Sage, the Akita, was the runt and only female in her litter. They’re all amazing.
Juan in a Million is just plain good comfort food. Fight me.
