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Gina Hinojosa

8 months

The Fully Fund Our Future Act, #HB177 , brings Texas schools into the national average in per student funding. For too long our neighborhood schools have had to go without & Texas teachers have been underpaid. The bill gives #TxEd teachers a much-deserved 15K teacher pay raise.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 years

What the heck? They invited ⁦ @BetoORourke ⁩ AND ⁦ @GovAbbott ⁩ back for post debate talk & only Beto came back? Why was ⁦ @GregAbbott_TX ⁩ a no show?

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 years

.⁦ @UTAustin ⁩ on the last day to vote early. They all stayed. #Hookem

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

3 years

Landed in D.C. Ready for some Good Trouble. #txlege #LetThePeopleVote #TexasFightsForVotingRights #JohnLewisVotingRightsAct #ForThePeople ⁦ @NicoleCollier95 ⁩

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 months

Nice try but this isn’t about antisemitism. This is about a war that students oppose and their right to gather & protest it. These are our kids, Governor. Stop trying to bait them to serve your political ambitions.

Greg Abbott

@GregAbbott_TX

2 months

Arrests being made right now & will continue until the crowd disperses. These protesters belong in jail. Antisemitism will not be tolerated in Texas. Period. Students joining in hate-filled, antisemitic protests at any public college or university in Texas should be expelled.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

3 years

To the hundreds of Texans who felt like they went unheard after waiting all day & night to testify against the Republican anti voter bills: We heard you. We made your case in person to ⁦ @KamalaHarris ⁩ yesterday. She heard you, too. Now say it louder for the US Senate.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

3 years

If Texans had known this early that we would likely lose power during prolonged single digit temps, we could have made plans to keep safe. With that kind of notice, we could have saved lives.

Mose Buchele

@MoseBuchele

3 years

Vistra Energy reached out to Governors office "to let them know we had concerns…" We reached out to the Public Utility Commission, Railroad Commission around the "9th and 10th and 11th" of February.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

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Ever wonder why our property taxes are thru the roof in TX yet there’s never money for teachers & classrooms? Because well-connected @GregAbbott_TX friends are always rewarded 1st w/TX taxpayer $, putting our kids last in line—they call it “choice.” I call it corruption.

harvey kronberg

@HKronberg

1 month

Blockbuster!!! HISD superintendent Mike Miles laundering Texas tax dollars through his TX charter schools to subsidize his three insolvent charters in Colorado. Another gubernatorial approved grift? kudos to @brett_shipp & @spectrumnews1tx #txlege #quorumreport

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

3 years

In a legislative session that should have focused on pandemic relief & keeping the power on, TX GOP jammed thru their right-wing agenda instead. When they tried to take away your power to hold them accountable with SB7, Texas Democrats said “No!” I work with heroes. #txlege

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 years

“The parents are now calling for (TX) to ban the purchase of AR-15 style weapons.. ..Kimberly told the Times. “Don’t let this happen to anybody else.””

Parents of Uvalde child killed in school shooting refuse to meet with Gov. Greg Abbott

'Everyone keeps telling us that it's not the time to be political, but it is' said...

www.chron.com

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

9 months

It’s false to call vouchers school choice for parents. It’s the private school’s choice to decide whether your kid is “the right fit.” Private schools choose & exclude based on disabilities, religion, test results, behavior, etc. The list is almost endless. No vouchers. No deals

Gov. Greg Abbott

@GovAbbott

9 months

Delivering school choice for EVERY family in Texas will restore parents as the primary decisionmakers in their child’s education. No one’s voice is more important.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 years

.⁦ @BetoORourke ⁩ you are an inspiration. Eternally grateful for your courage, conviction & sacrifice. Hardest thing will be telling my youngest we didn’t get there. The lesson to him: we endeavor because we must. We fight for what’s right. We will forever be #TeamBeto

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

8 months

In this 3rd #txlege Special Session, the Texas House just passed House Bill 4 that empowers any officer to detain any person in any part of Texas & take them to the Mexico border. No judge. No evidence. This is not border security; this is insanity.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 years

Tonight at his rally in #Austin ⁦ @BetoORourke ⁩ recognized the aunt & uncle of Jackie Cazares whose life was tragically lost at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, TX. This election is about our kids. As Beto said tonight, our kids are our conscience & they are counting on us.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

3 years

. @BetoORourke lost to Cruz statewide in the last midterm by 200k votes. Since then we’ve registered 2 MILLION MORE VOTERS in mostly urban/suburban areas. Get excited.

Xochitl Hinojosa

@XochitlHinojosa

3 years

. @BetoORourke 's message is quite simple... imagine if the Gov of Texas cared about the needs of Texans like having a functioning electricity grid or improving our schools. Instead, @GregAbbott_TX divides us.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

3 years

This Texan is D.C. bound. We have a message to deliver: Just like in 1965, we need help from Washington to protect our voting rights. This is the voting rights fight of our time. We need Congress to pass the #JohnLewisVotingRightsAct and the #ForThePeople Act.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 months

We’re getting answers about why students are being arrested @UTAustin . Unless there was an actual threat of violence, this is out of hand. In normal times when I was a student I was in a “sit in” w/ @RevJJackson INSIDE the actual UT law school & administration just ignored us.

Ryan Chandler

@RyanChandlerTV

2 months

DPS appears to be prepping to disperse with a heavy, heavy showing of DPS troopers prepped in riot gear.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

1 year

The Budget is a moral document. It tells our values. Texas ranks 3rd to bottom in per student $. TX teachers paid $8000 below nat’l average. Our historic surplus comes from skimping on schools. Everyone wants a tax break, but not on the backs of kids & teachers. #txlege

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

5 years

Why @BetoORourke ? 1) He engages & inspires like few others I have witnessed. Mostly because 2) he listens. He listens to all but does not shy away from progressive values because 3) he trusts us to engage to find answers together. In 2018 when no other leader would:

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

3 years

If you are a renter or homeowner & your home sustained damage in the extreme Winter freeze this week, you can apply for federal assistance below Texas Survivors Affected by Winter Weather Can Apply for Federal Disaster Assistance |

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

7 years

Arkema got > $8.7 mil taxpayer $ from TX. OSHA fined it >$90,000 for 10 serious violations this year. Abbott: You cant know whats burning.

CNN

@CNN

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JUST IN: Smoke and fire raging at the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

3 years

I will not be on the Floor when the TX House convenes on Monday. No actual quorum was made last week & I will not participate in an unconstitutional #fakequorum . I will be monitoring the Floor for ACTUAL quorum but until then I will continue to #HoldTheLine #txlege

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 years

After horrific tragedy in Uvalde, Abbott & TX GOP leadership talked about investing in mental health supports & school "hardening" but graph below shows how little they invested compared to their political priority Operation Lonestar.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

8 months

Everyone. Not just some. Say “NO” to vouchers and “YES” to public schools. #txlege

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 months

What @UTAustin ? Our “rules” will be enforced against our own students by brute force? Has everyone lost their damn minds? These are our kids. They planned a “teach in” and protest chants on the campus lawn. This was not a marauding mob.

Megan Menchaca

@meganmmenchaca

2 months

. @UTAustin president Jay Hartzell’s message to the UT community just now: “Our rules matter, and they will be enforced. Our University will not be occupied.”

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 years

We got this. Bring it home, ⁦ @texasdemocrats ⁩ Surprise Poll: O’Rourke Closing Gap With Texas Gov. Abbott

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 years

Standing with the Families of Uvalde victims in support of Raising the Age to Buy an AR-15 to 21. ⁦ @AMarch4OurLives ⁩ ⁦ @MomsDemand ⁩

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

8 months

Vouchers are a scam that threaten everything we love about our public schools. We must all come together—Democrats and Republicans, parents and teachers, rural Texans and urban Texans—to protect our #txed neighborhood schools.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

9 months

No matter the outcome of these impeachment proceedings, we all know that @KenPaxtonTX is guilty of crimes & abuse of office. The political theater that we witnessed over the last several days & the ultimate vote do not change reality—they only confirm a broken system. #txlege

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

1 year

If state takeover can happen to @HoustonISD it can happen to any of us. The Houston school board has been replaced by voters. The high school that triggered takeover is now passing state accountability. This is not an accountability issue. It’s about $. It’s always about $.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

9 months

Texas public schools have spoken. “We're not interested in compromising for vouchers to gain school funding. This is a hill that we're willing to die on. We believe so strongly in public schools that we are not willing to compromise for the governor's agenda." #txlege

ATPE

@OfficialATPE

9 months

A large group of #txed stakeholders held a press conference Friday in Dallas expressing their united opposition to private school vouchers. "We are in a position of no compromise," said Dr. Chris Moran, @WhitehouseISD . "We're not interested in compromising for vouchers to gain

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

1 year

The TX Senate had NO school finance bill this Session despite a record surplus. Schools are in crisis & NOW w/a week left @DanPatrick corrupts the House school finance bill w/massive voucher, dangling a pitiful $50/student as enticement. I’m not just a “no,” I’m a “Hell, no.”

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

8 months

“We are $40 billion below the national average for school funding, so we have no business talking about any kind of program that takes more money out of our public schools,” said Representative Gina Hinojosa” #txlege Abbott Demands Vouchers—Or Else

Abbott Demands Vouchers—Or Else

From bullying legislators to co-opting churches, the governor and the billionaires behind him are determined to defund public schools.

www.texasobserver.org

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

3 years

Today I filed HB 1246 to fund our schools based on enrollment & not attendance. Texas is one of just a handful of states to fund schools based on attendance & not enrollment. We have seen during this pandemic that our funding model short changes our kids. #txlege

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

1 year

Today in Committee, I will be voting “no” on SB 8–the school voucher bill.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

3 years

Here’s why I’m not on the Floor of the House: 1) not trying to pass @GregAbbott_TX ‘s voter suppression bill; 2) the longer we hold line, we buy Congress time to pass a bill to protect voting rights of Texans. If Texas passes it’s bill 1st, Texans may not be covered by feds.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

8 months

The Governor’s bribe is immoral. Texas schools are $40 Billion behind the national average in per student funding. Texas parents demand @GregAbbott_TX do his job & expand the call to fund our schools. @GovAbbott is hoarding billions in taxpayer $ that belongs to Texas students.

HOUmanitarian ™

@HOUmanitarian

8 months

ICYMI: Governor Abbott last week bluntly said he’s holding up $4 billion in new education spending until he gets a school voucher bill. (ESAs). This impacts both the state’s student allotment to districts and teacher raises. #TxLege

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

1 year

Texas ranks at the bottom in per student funding. Vouchers drain money from Texas’ already underfunded schools. We should be focused on investing more into our schools to ensure they're best in the nation—not taking funding away. #txlege

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 years

Dia de los Muertos altar at the Governor’s mansion tonight to honor the children lost in Uvalde. #txlege ⁦ @MALCTx ⁩

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

1 year

No big deal only MY SISTER being sworn in by the US ATTORNEY GENERAL!!! Congratulations ⁦ @XochitlHinojosa ⁩ !!! (Thanks to my nephew for for covering the silly giddiness role for me.)

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

7 months

Public schools serve 5.4 million kids & are funded $40 billion below the natl average in per pupil $. Our teachers make $7000 below the natl average in pay. We must fix the basics & ensure the best teacher in the classroom for #TxEd school children. No gimmicks. No vouchers.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

10 months

No. TX didn’t support students w/special needs. No other program in education is more underfunded in TX than Special Education. TEA says Special Education deficit is $2.3 Billion each year. It’s irresponsible to divert $ to private schools when we don’t fund our public schools.

Greg Abbott

@GregAbbott_TX

10 months

Texas made great strides this year to remove woke agendas from our classrooms, support students with special needs, and provide parents access to libraries and curriculum. We won't stop there. To fully empower Texas parents, we MUST deliver school choice to every family.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

5 months

At a briefing last week by Border Patrol command, Texas Legislators were specifically told they were seriously understaffed. Congress needs to stop grandstanding & go back to DC to do its job & pass the $14 Billion @POTUS & TX border communities are asking for. @jaketapper

Acyn

@Acyn

5 months

Tapper: Some people are saying why not pass the $14 billion supplemental Johnson: That won’t help Tapper: I’m sure the CBP agents think it might do something Johnson: Nope Tapper: They don’t want the $14 billion?

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 years

this. and only this.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 years

This is how we fully fund schools. TX is 1 of 7 states that underfunds schools this way. “In perhaps his most specific policy solution, ⁦ @BetoORourke ⁩ said he wants Texas schools funded by enrollment & not by attendance — the current mechanism.”

Beto O’Rourke pledges to increase school funding, fight vouchers during Dallas campaign stop

Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke pledges to increase school funding, fight vouchers during Dallas stop

www.dallasnews.com

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

8 months

And the Billionaires would have gotten away with voucher scams had it not been for us meddling Texans and our love for our neighborhood #txed public schools.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 years

Showed up to the ⁦ @BetoORourke ⁩ #ATX headquarters grand opening 2day expecting a party, but they put us right to work! This is how we win.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

7 months

Once again, Greg Abbott is calling lawmakers back to the Capitol to pass his voucher scam. A bipartisan majority in the Texas House has repeatedly defeated vouchers. We’ll do it again. Don’t mess with Texas public schools.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

1 year

Because private schools are not required to comply w/fed laws that protect students in special education, a Special Education ESA/voucher would enable TX to wash its hands of this responsibility. It may save $ but it will rob vulnerable kids of their right to an education.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

1 year

I filed HB 31 to end attendance based funding and instead fund our schools based on the number of kids enrolled.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

1 year

My statement on @TEA 's intent to place a conservatorship over @AustinISD

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

3 years

It’s time to take this voting rights fight to Washington. #TexasFightsForVotingRights #BootsWereMadeForWalking #DemsOut Please join me in this fight:

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

18 days

“School choice” is a misnomer. There is no choice for most parents in these voucher scams. It’s the private school’s choice: •Is your kid the right religion? •Is your kid smart enough? •Well behaved enough? •Can the parents pay the rest of the $25k tuition?

POLITICO

@politico

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School choice programs have been wildly successful under DeSantis. Now public schools might close.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

9 months

“By diverting funds to private schools through vouchers, we risk weakening our public education system and hindering the development of a skilled workforce.” #txlege Hinojosa: Say No to School Vouchers in Texas – Rio Grande Guardian

Hinojosa: Say No to School Vouchers in Texas – Rio Grande Guardian

School vouchers will have a negative impact on the Texas economy, says state Juan Hinojosa, in a guest column.

riograndeguardian.com

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

1 year

The Texas Senate blocked teacher pay raises.

Jamie Wilson, Ed.D.

@jkwilsiii

1 year

To all educators across the state, you are the only state employees not getting a raise, our state values you less than school choice vouchers. Please see this letter from @KingForTexas regarding efforts in the house. @GregAbbott_TX promised to fully fund public schools.He failed

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

8 months

I'm proud to author the Fully Fund Our Future Act. Instead of spending our hard-earned tax-dollars on welfare for the wealthy through a private school voucher scam, we should invest in ALL students and FULLY FUND our local schools. Our children deserve nothing less. #txlege

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

8 months

If @GregAbbott_TX had a sincere desire to empower parents in their child’s education, he would declare the $4.6 Billion Special Education deficit the emergency it is & add it to the Special Session so kids can get the education they deserve. @expressnews

The demand for special education evaluations has exploded — and Texas schools can't keep up

Schools are dealing with backlogs and financial strains as they also struggle to retain...

www.expressnews.com

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 years

Beto can ABSOLUTELY cancel the STAAR if elected. TX Ed Code Sec 39.023: “..agency shall adopt or develop appropriate criterion-referenced assessment instruments…” The @BetoORourke administration could cancel STAAR & replace w/appropriate test selected by EDUCATORS. @TAMSATX

Patrick Svitek

@PatrickSvitek

2 years

Beto O’Rourke wants to end the STAAR tests. Here’s why he can’t. via @TexasTribune

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

1 month

His defense: Lots of charter schools funnel big money out of Texas. 👀 It’s a feature of charter schools, not a bug. #txlege

Forrest Wilder

@Forrest4Trees

1 month

Mike Miles has put out a statement saying the Spectrum story "badly misunderstands, or worse, intentionally misrepresents the financial practices of Third Future Schools."

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

1 year

Fully fund our public schools so EVERY child has access to a solid education. No gimmicks. No vouchers. #txlege #txed

Austin Democrat introduces bill that would change the way public schools are funded in Texas

Funding would be based on enrollment instead of attendance.

www.wfaa.com

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

6 months

In Travis County, TX 41% of single family homes were bought by institutional buyers. In Dallas 43%, Tarrant County 52%!! This Session we filed HB 1056 & HB 1057 to begin to address. We need an understanding of why this is happening & what this means. #txlege

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

8 months

Imagine sitting on a $45 Billion surplus courtesy of TX taxpayers & thinking that $5 Billion for public schools is acceptable when TX schools are $40 Billion below natl average in student funding. They aren’t even trying.

Patrick Svitek

@PatrickSvitek

8 months

Senate meets briefly and recesses until 9 a.m. Thursday. @DanPatrick indicates that #SB2 , the public schools funding bill, will be on the floor Thursday. #txlege

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

9 months

A voucher by any other name is still a voucher. Vouchers take money away from our #txed public school students that need it most. No vouchers – no gimmicks. #txlege

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

1 year

Texas teachers are spending their Spring Break telling their stories & making the case to fully fund our schools: 1) Increase basic allotment by $1000; 2) 10k Teacher pay raise; 3) 15% increase for support personnel; No gimmicks. NO VOUCHERS⁩ #TxLege #RespectUsExpectUs

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

7 months

While @GovAbbott continues to waste taxpayer dollars pushing an unpopular voucher scam, TX remains $40 Billion below the nat’l average in per student funding. No more gimmicks. No vouchers. It’s time to fully fund our neighborhood schools.

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@GinaForAustin

8 months

In this 3rd “Special” #txlege Session called by @GovAbbott , TX parents of 5.4 million public school kids know the only emergency is that #txed schools are $40 Billion below the natl average in student $. #NoGimmicks #NoVouchers

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 years

🚨 @UTAustin 🤘🏻and @stedwardsu 🐐 students! 🚨 Are you registered in Texas and can't get home to vote? Or forgot to apply for a mail in ballot? You can still vote for @BetoORourke and all of the statewides on a limited ballot at 5501 Airport on 11/3 and 11/4!

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

1 year

Instead of spending time on SB 8- the voucher bill- we should focus on fully funding our #txed schools, especially SpEd- the most underfunded school program. At minimum, we need a $900 increase to the basic allotment, $2B in SpEd funding, and pay raises for all teachers & staff.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

8 months

In #HB6 , #txlege is appropriating $1.5 billion for a border wall. This money could be used for actual life-saving measures that need to be funded in our Texas public schools. I am proposing an amendment to redirect that money to underfunded school safety initiatives instead.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

5 years

No. Single. Candidate. has done more than @BetoORourke to sound the alarm about the atrocities at the border & to humanize immigrants in the eyes of Americans. When it seemed No. One. Else. Cared @BetoORourkeled led the Father’s Day march to Tornillo to focus our hearts,

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 months

I caught this video today of @UTAustin students voluntarily picking up trash after the protest. Also witnessed respectful debate between pro-Israel & pro-Palestinian students. The police force that descended on campus only inflamed emotions. There’s got to be a better way.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

1 year

To fully fund our schools we must base funding on every child enrolled in our public schools, no ifs, ands, or buts. Attendance-based funding short changes our kids, teachers, and staff. @TexasHDC #txlege #txed

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

3 years

It takes a village. On the bus from Dulles to DC last night doing the ⁦ @Lawrence ⁩ show. ⁦ @juliejohnsonTX ⁩ held the camera light, ⁦ @COrdazPerez ⁩ plugged in my phone to her computer as it was dying. ⁦ @Ramos4Texas ⁩ found the bus outlet. #WomenHelpingWomen

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

8 months

Voucher scams give welfare to the well off, while the #txlege proposes giving crumbs to the most vulnerable students. Our Texas public schools educate all children, not just some, yet we have chronically underfunded them & now it takes at least $40 Billion to be averagely funded.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

1 year

My statement on Governor Abbott's emergency priority to defund our public schools. #txlege

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

6 months

Greg Abbott's school funding plan gave $0 to our public schools. Abbott failed to support our #txed students, teachers, and neighborhood schools. I'm proud to stand with the pro-public education majority in the Texas House ready to fully fund our schools. #txlege

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 years

As a Texas parent of kids in public schools, I want a right to: -schools funded, at least, at nat’l average; -a nurse @every school; -a school counselor for every 250 kids (nat’l standard); -assessment used to address my child’s gaps not to threaten closure of my school.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

1 year

Teachers, parents, & Texans all across the state have stated that they do NOT want vouchers - not in SB 8, HB 100, or any form. We need to invest in #TxEd public schools, and not divert public money to vouchers that divide and discriminate.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

3 years

This is no “interview.” Looks more like a prohibited political use under TX Govt Code, Sec. 556.004… using state resources (DKR stadium) paid for, or appropriated, by the Legislature. #txlege

Greg Abbott

@GregAbbott_TX

3 years

Let's Go Brandon! From the record levels of inflation to the crisis at our southern border, Americans are fed up with Biden's dangerous, liberal policies.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

3 years

Someone asked me today: “Was it all worth it?” We took a moral stance. We tried to meet the moment. We inspired a nation. Yeah, it was worth it. Those on the wrong side of history just didn’t know they were in a moment in history. We always knew & I’m proud of that.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 years

Texas is great at investing in big business to come here, but fails to invest in Texans so we have the workforce to fill good jobs. End result: Texas import workers from other states to fill high paying jobs; we leave Texans behind; cost of living in TX skyrockets.

Greg Abbott

@GregAbbott_TX

2 years

Texas has won the Governor’s Cup 10 years in a ROW! We’re home to the most corporate relocations & expansion projects. Thank you to the businesses that thrive in Texas & the best workforce in America. #EconDevWeekTEXAS

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

1 year

Because ⁦ @GregAbbott_TX ⁩ et al chose politics over kids, ⁦ @AustinISD ⁩ deficit is $54 million. “We are having to make very difficult decisions in a very wealthy state that is choosing to underfund our schools,” ⁦ @LYNNforAISD ⁩ @statesman

Austin ISD's deficit budget raises pay, funds special education

The Austin district adopted a $52 million deficit to spend $64 million on staff compensation increases and fund new special education positions.

www.statesman.com

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

3 years

There is NOT quorum on the Floor of the Texas House today. The numbers are not there. #txlege

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

7 months

As a mom w/ 2 kids in public schools, I am one of the millions of TX parents w/ “skin in the game” in this voucher fight. Our teachers are the beating heart of our neighborhood #txed public schools. We must do better by them and not tie their pay to a voucher scam.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

2 years

I’m honored and excited to have received an endorsement from @BetoORourke . Thankful that Texas has a gubernatorial candidate who cares about ALL Texans. Together, we will put forth popular, bipartisan solutions to the issues Texans face.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

8 months

Texas Schools Need Money, Not Vouchers. Read my opinion piece from the Statesman’s Sunday paper. ⤵️

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

7 months

You can't make this stuff up. The past chair of the House Pub Ed Cmte, who oversaw an unlawful cap on how many kids could receive SpEd, now lobbies for vouchers in the name of kids who need SpED services. The cap was the most harmful TX edu policy decision in the last 20 years.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

10 months

Local school communities are fed up & taking Mike Morath to court for changing the rules after the game is over. 1/5 🧵

Texas school districts sue state education commissioner over changes to A-F accountability system

The school districts argue the new criteria will make them seem like they're doing worse than they are.

www.kut.org

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

7 months

Contrary to the twittersphere rumor mill I am seeking no other office but re-election to the Texas House. The deed is done. We’ve got important work to do and I’d be honored to have your support.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

1 year

Bottom line: Long established, quality schools don’t need vouchers & often won’t take them. Vouchers lead to pop up, private schools that soon become mostly gov’t funded & don’t last long. Enough w/gimmicks. It’s time to just fully fund our schools.

Do school vouchers deliver what they promise?

With the debate over school vouchers and similar programs heating up in Texas and across the country, it’s important to consider what we know from states that...

www.dallasnews.com

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

1 year

Having been repeatedly rejected by Texans, the pro-voucher campaign has rebranded. Texans are too smart to fall for it. Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) are Vouchers. #txlege #txed

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

5 months

Because it was ridiculous. Rather than talk to our President about proposed solutions, you sheepishly slipped him your note as you greeted him w/smiles at the tarmac, then ran off & thumped your chest bragging about the demands you didn’t have the courage to talk to him about.

Greg Abbott

@GregAbbott_TX

5 months

The Chron selectively omits its own prior reporting about me meeting w/Biden & handing him a letter specifying 5 actions he could immediately take to end the border crisis. He never followed up because he doesn't want to stop illegal immigration.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

3 years

From restricting abortion AGAIN to banning “critical race theory” AGAIN, @GregAbbott_TX ‘s Special Session agenda is a kitchen sink of political red meat to distract you from the GOP effort to suppress your vote. Don’t be fooled. Keep your eye on the prize & defend Democracy.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

5 years

This. Is. Our. Governor. Texas. As Tejanos grieve & hold accountable those who have enabled a white supremicist President (thank you @Castro4Congress ), let’s never forget @GregAbbott_TX ’s culpability & smallness.

Greg Abbott

@GregAbbott_TX

5 years

Perfect night for @BillMillerBarBQ

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

3 years

The deed is done. I filed for re-election to the Texas House! I’m in & excited to continue our work to make Texas a more equitable & prosperous place for all!

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

25 days

A 2022 report showed TX led the nation in corp purchases of single family homes at 28%. #txlege passed a bill to investigate, but @GovAbbott vetoed it as a favor for his Wall Street friends. Since then we have found bipartisan support, so stay tuned for upcoming interim hearings.

Robert Reich

@RBReich

27 days

Rent and home prices are skyrocketing. One big reason why? Wall Street buying up homes. Democrats introduced bills aiming to ban corporate ownership of single-family houses. Lobbying groups have already spent $500k trying to squash the bills. Here's what you should know.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

3 years

Honored to introduce ⁦ @BetoORourke ⁩ tonight at his #ATX kickoff for Governor @ the historic Republic Square Park in HD #49 . This is our moment in history & if we put in the work to meet the moment, Beto WILL win. The math is on our side and so are the people of Texas!

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

10 months

Every teachers group opposed this bill and even the superintendent who testified for it said it only made sense if the districts received their full Instructional Materials allotment which didn’t happen. This was a massive “vendor bill” for the Governor’s friends.

Gov. Greg Abbott

@GovAbbott

10 months

New laws I signed this year will help Texas students reach new heights. HB 1605 increases the quality of instructional materials and allows teachers to focus on student success. Together, we will ensure Texas students continue to thrive.

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

11 months

In an October Special Session @DanPatrick will hold $ for schools hostage for a voucher. Yesterday, TX House Dems tried to take that leverage away by amending tax cut bill w/$ for schools. TX House Republicans said NO. Now it’s on them. What’s their play? #txlege #txed

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Gina Hinojosa

@GinaForAustin

6 months

Texas trying to force this mom of 2 kids to grow a fatally sick fetus in her body until natural birth though it will not live. It’s cruel & inhumane & current law in TX. A law that every Republican in the TX Legislature voted for. There are no moderate Republicans on the ballot.

WFAA

@wfaa

6 months

#Breaking : A Dallas woman has left Texas for an abortion after a state court paused her case ruling. Here's what we know.

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