I ❤️ Pastors for Children! Our pastors span the political and theological spectrum. There’s a lot that religious leaders argue about, BUT evangelical to mainline, conservative to progressive, we are together on funding public schools and saying NO to vouchers! Gina Hinojosa

The Baptists are present and accounted for in #txlege today standing strong against private school vouchers. God's Common Good #txed dollars not just for a few kids. But for ALL! Fellowship Southwest Pastor Natalie Baptist Standard Baptist News Global Good Faith Media BJC Americans United

In an incredible resounding NAY, tax-funded vouchers on school funding fails 86-52 in the Texas House. Saving our rural schools and towns. Really proud of all my Republican friends who came across the aisle to make this happen for what was best for their districts. #txlege #txed

This speech by the wrongfully-expelled Rep. Justin Pearson will go down in history as one of the greatest. I’m FIRED UP!

If this ain’t an Easter sermon, I don’t know what is! With you, Justin J. Pearson! #GunControlNow

Omg #5 though 🤣🤣🤣

For the hecklers who hollered at me after I testified against vouchers at House Public Education hearing: Yes, I am a real pastor. And I’m one of 1,000+ TX pastors across the political spectrum with Pastors for Children who see through the “school choice” voucher scheme! #txlege

This is what vouchers will use your tax dollars to teach. #txed #txlege

Thank you Carol Corbett Burris. Teacher unions, who we love and appreciate, have provided about 3% of our funding, as you correctly note. Without one iota of anything in return. This man has so little influence in TX that we ignore him. As does #txlege also. #txed

WATCH: "Children have died in this state, and you guys are sitting here joking and playing and thinking this is a joke! This is not a joke!" Thank you Jarvis Johnson for standing up for Texas communities. #txlege

The TX Senate had NO school finance bill this Session despite a record surplus. Schools are in crisis & NOW w/a week left Dan Patrick 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.”

With $30 billion in bank, is Greg Abbott’s #1 priority #txed funding for Texas’ 5.5 million schoolkids & pay raises for 450,000 teachers/staff who serve them? No. His #1 priority is voucher subsidies for 350,000 private schoolkids. Stop him. Stop vouchers NOW! #txlege

Two of my kid's teachers retired this week. Our schools face unprecedented teacher attrition and inflationary costs. State leaders: You have a choice to help 5.4 million kids' public schools. It's illogical to tie this to any other issue. My kid is not your hostage. #txed #txlege

Seems like a good time to say how grateful we are at PTC for the countless female pastors and ministers who faithfully advocate for quality public education for Texas children. Because of their witness, Texas doesn’t have a voucher program. And won’t. #txed #txlege

Got em: On a vote of 84 to 63, the Texas House strips vouchers from HB1. Here's the vote sheet #txlege

Watching Champagne Problems and feeling SO confident Taylor Swift is an Anne of Green Gables girlie. Can anyone confirm? #TSTheErasTourTaylorsVersion

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STATEMENT FROM CONCERNED UT AUSTIN FACULTY. #NotOurTexas

Please see Representative Howard's statement regarding yesterdays protests. -TH

On CNN, Pastor Jack Graham said he can’t talk abt gun laws b/c that’s political. But he advises the President b/c they agree on a political agenda. Preachers don’t get to opt out of politics; we can be chaplains of Empire or prophets of God.