Sophie Torres - SA Coastal Bend Advocacy Director (@ryht_sa_coastal) 's Twitter Profile
Sophie Torres - SA Coastal Bend Advocacy Director

@ryht_sa_coastal

Cultivating a pro-public education climate in the San Antonio and Coastal Bend to help shift the narrative around public education. Lover of tacos and dogs.

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Mary Kate Motleyโ€™s (mary kate motley) leadership in the classroom is helping shape Texasโ€™ future workforce. Letโ€™s celebrate her this #TeacherAppreciationWeek and hear what she has to say about #TXTeachers using her #TeacherVoice! ๐Ÿ”—: youtu.be/v7wi2QiPDVg?siโ€ฆ

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Go to go.ryht.org/fundschools and share with your friends to take action now! In April, the House passed a broad school funding bill that included new flexible dollars for schools. The Senate focused its efforts this session on creating a new permanent allotment to support

Go to go.ryht.org/fundschools and share with your friends to take action now!
In April, the House passed a broad school funding bill that included new flexible dollars for schools. The Senate focused its efforts this session on creating a new permanent allotment to support
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Take action now: go.ryht.org/fundschools Tell leadership and budget writers to make sure that at least $9.1 billion in new funding goes to public schools and teachers this session. Contact your lawmakers with this easy-to-use form, and youโ€™ll reach all of them with one click:

Take action now: go.ryht.org/fundschools
Tell leadership and budget writers to make sure that at least $9.1 billion in new funding goes to public schools and teachers this session. 

Contact your lawmakers with this easy-to-use form, and youโ€™ll reach all of them with one click:
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Jackie from Port Aransas ISD know the importance of using her #TeacherVoice. This #TeacherAppreciationWeek we can do more than a card and tell legislators to pay teachers and fund our schools!

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Contact your legislator and the Lieutenant Governor and let them know to pass HB 2 and fund our Texas schools: go.ryht.org/fundschools Since 2019, our public schools have received no new state funding, creating an acute budget crisis that directly impacts our students and

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What's happening at the Texas Capitol? ๐Ÿค” The latest edition of "Across the Lawn" breaks down Week 17 of the 89th Legislative Session. Get the insights on education issues that matter: go.ryht.org/wk17-atl #TxEd #TxLege

What's happening at the Texas Capitol? ๐Ÿค” The latest edition of "Across the Lawn" breaks down Week 17 of the 89th Legislative Session. Get the insights on education issues that matter: go.ryht.org/wk17-atl

#TxEd #TxLege
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It's time to contact your lawmakers. Tell a friend!! Act now: raiseyourhandtexas.org/payteachersfunโ€ฆ to use your #teachervoice #txed #txlege

It's time to contact your lawmakers.  Tell a friend!!

Act now:  raiseyourhandtexas.org/payteachersfunโ€ฆ to use your #teachervoice

#txed #txlege
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HB 2 โ€“ now CSHB 2, the school funding bill, will be heard by the Senate Education Committee on Education K-16 on Thursday, May 15, 2025. From when it was first filed by Rep. Buckley in the House, to its sponsorship in the Senate by Sen. Creighton, it has evolved to include not

HB 2 โ€“ now CSHB 2, the school funding bill, will be heard by the Senate Education Committee on Education K-16 on Thursday, May 15, 2025.

From when it was first filed by Rep. Buckley in the House, to its sponsorship in the Senate by Sen. Creighton, it has evolved to include not
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Time is running out, but you can still make your voice heard here: go.ryht.org/fundschools HB 2 โ€“ now CSHB 2, the school funding bill, will be heard by the Senate Education Committee on Education K-16 at 9:00 AM on Thursday, May 15, 2025. From when it was first filed by Rep.

Time is running out, but you can still make your voice heard here: go.ryht.org/fundschools

HB 2 โ€“ now CSHB 2, the school funding bill, will be heard by the Senate Education Committee on Education K-16 at 9:00 AM on Thursday, May 15, 2025.

From when it was first filed by Rep.
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The House and Senate are locked in negotiations over the basic allotment, one of the components in CSHB 2. The best way to get an increase in the basic allotment is to push for the full $9.1 billion. To do that, we need you to take action and reach out to your legislators:

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With just 4 working days left in session, legislators have a chance to end the STAAR test, but you have to reach out to them today: actly.com/ZNttaR/b0vb0

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๐Ÿšจ Texas lawmakers are deciding the future of how we measure schools. HB 4 offers real change, but only if we act now. Support the House version. Make your voice heard. ๐Ÿ“ฌ go.ryht.org/hb4 #txlege #HB4 #txed

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Here's one of the things you need to know about the Texas legislation on public education this week. The state budget for the next two years, the 2026-27 biennium, was released on Wednesday, May 30, 2025. The over 1,000-page General Appropriations Act will provide $338 billion

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Let your lawmakers know how you feel about the STAAR test: go.ryht.org/hb4 The Texas Legislature could end the STAAR test in the next few days and build a more meaningful accountability system for public schools. The Houseโ€™s version of HB 4, which passed out of the Texas

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Coastal Bend teachers! ๐Ÿ“ข Join us THIS Thursday at Nueces Brewing for a teacher meet-up to talk about the different avenues of advocacy. Hear stories about what some folks are doing. Afterwards, stick around for bingo night! See you there!

Coastal Bend teachers!  ๐Ÿ“ข Join us THIS Thursday at Nueces Brewing for a teacher meet-up to talk about the different avenues of advocacy.  Hear stories about what some folks are doing.  Afterwards, stick around for bingo night!  See you there!