
Cara Santucci
@carasantuccitx
Chief of Staff for @repwalle. Tweets are my own. #txlege
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02-06-2020 15:50:08
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“We fought hard to make Summer EBT a reality in Texas, because it’s a smart and necessary investment in our future. (...) This was a baffling decision and I am disappointed on behalf of the millions of Texans who would have benefitted.” Armando Walle bit.ly/3ZMsWQP


This Session, Senator Bryan Hughes and I passed HB 252 to allow certain state employees to get paid twice a month instead of monthly. Proud to bring home another win for working Texans! #txlege


Together, Carol Alvarado and I passed HB 3463 to make it easier for working Texans that get ripped off with a “hot check” to recoup lost funds #txlege


“Cruelty is the only explanation for Gov. Greg Abbott’s line-item veto that wiped out $450 million in federal funds dedicated to provide summer food aid to poor children.” (cc Armando Walle & State Representative Toni Rose) #txlege


The Gov's veto of the Summer EBT meals $$ for TX kids is still a disappointment. During the school year, tho, kids eligible for reduced price meals will now be fed at no cost to TX families. Proud to have worked with State Representative Toni Rose on this in the state budget this session.



1/2 Back in 2019, I worked w/ Dr. Sam Brody to create the Institute for Disaster Resilient TX. This Session, I worked hard to secure funding so that Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas (IDRT) at Texas A&M Galveston 👍🌊 could continue its important work bridging the gap between research & disaster response. #txlege





“Gov. Abbott doesn’t need a special session for these communities to access federal and state aid. He can act now using the powers he has used many times before, often in much less serious circumstances.” Read my opinion in the Houston Chronicle: houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outloo… #txlege

🚨 Extremists are forcing new Congressional maps—just 3 yrs after 2021 redistricting—to carve up our communities & hold power. Speak out at the Houston hearing: Sat, July 26, 11AM, UH Main Campus. Details: capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/sc… #txlege University of Houston

Thank you to Armando Walle for giving me the opportunity to explain why the re-redistricting effort to dismantle Democratic districts that Texas is undertaking at President Trump's request is so wrong: It is against the law, and it is against the fundamental principle of a


Texas House Redistricting Committee, June 24th: Chris Turner: "(Have you communicated with) a gentleman named Adam Kinkaid?" Chair Vasut: "I honestly have no idea who that is" #txlege
