Ashley Ford @advoc8tx
Director of Public Policy & Advocacy @thearcoftexas // Formerly: @txcdd @txst #txlege // ADHDer // opinions are mine // And the joke’s on them Austin, TX Joined May 2018-
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With Texas births rising post-Roe, disability advocates say child services need bolstering texastribune.org/2024/03/11/Tex… via @TexasTribune @neelamreports 👏
RANT: The hoops I have to jump through to get my medication for ADHD every month are not acceptable. Refills are anxiety provoking. I know I’m not the only one. Like truly, medical establishment, are you trying to wreck my life? Do you even understand my condition?
Thank you to Rep. Plesa & your amazing staff for the hard work you’ve put in to defend public schools and the rights of students with disabilities! Our state is better because of your work. 📚
Thank you to Rep. Plesa & your amazing staff for the hard work you’ve put in to defend public schools and the rights of students with disabilities! Our state is better because of your work. 📚
Remarkable: Not only did the Texas House vote 84 to 63 to kill school vouchers. By the same margin, the House slammed the door on any reconsideration of vouchers during discussion of House Bill 1 #txlege
Check out this press conference with disability advocates fighting against vouchers! @TxDisabilities @DisRightsTx @AutismSociety @EveryTxn @TheArcofTexas
Check out this press conference with disability advocates fighting against vouchers! @TxDisabilities @DisRightsTx @AutismSociety @EveryTxn @TheArcofTexas
Press conf w/ #disabilityrights & #TXed advocates on negative impacts school vouchers would have on students w/ disabilities: ow.ly/fjYW50Q83Y6 @TxDisabilities @DisRightsTx @AutismTx @txcase @TXP2P @TSHAtweets @TxTLEEC @TASP2009 @Txser @EveryTxn @TxASP @IDRAedu #Txlege
TX underfunds special education by $2B/yr and then promotes outsourcing education to private schools (that can discriminate against children) to allow for profit off of parent frustration AND to save the state $$ on sped costs. #txed #txlege @txcase fox7austin.com/video/1311719
How might education savings accounts impact special needs students? kxan.com/news/texas-pol…
We are thrilled to announce our first ever Education Justice fellowship! This paid fellowship is for Texas youth between the ages of 14-24, and identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and/or disabled and has been affected by school punishment or school policing.
🚨Action Alert: #HB1, just passed out of committee. We need you to call your representative and tell them to hold the line and vote no on vouchers! School vouchers drain money from neighborhood public schools that educate most Texas students. #txlege wrm.capitol.texas.gov
Members of The Arc of Texas showed up BIG time in the public comment portal for HB 1! A big thank you to everyone who took the time to submit public comments emphasizing the rights of children with disabilities. @TheArcofTexas #txed #txlege
Members of The Arc of Texas showed up BIG time in the public comment portal for HB 1! A big thank you to everyone who took the time to submit public comments emphasizing the rights of children with disabilities. @TheArcofTexas #txed #txlege
NACDD and @AutismSociety are hosting a Zoom session to provide guidance and support on submitting 504 comments. If you would like any additional information, please register for our session on November 13th. Register here: shorturl.at/hoIO0
MY FOLLOWER @GinaForAustin HAS BEEN NAMED 88(3)(4) PUB ED WARRIOR #SEVVIE AWARD WINNER. REP H HAS A PASSION 4 HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION 4 TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. JUST NOW IN COMMITTEE (7 PM), SHE ASKED A POINTED QUESTION ON SPECIAL ED FUNDING. WE STAN HER 🏆💯 📕#TXLEGE
Witness registration for public testimony on HB 1 will close at 1 PM. So if you're in the Capitol and haven't signed up yet, do it now! And/or use the public comment portal before the hearing ends: comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c232 #txlege #txed
‼️CHANGE NOTICE: Today is now your only chance to oppose House Bill 1 on school vouchers and state supported living centers. Submit an online comment or in-person testimony at the TX Capitol using our draft language: ow.ly/ojCt50Q5See #Texas #disabilityrights #education
Live in Texas and receive Medicaid? Read this article about problems being dropped or re-enrolling. It also has tips for how to prevent this from happening to you. Need help appealing a denial? Let us know at [email protected] or 1-800-252-9108.
Live in Texas and receive Medicaid? Read this article about problems being dropped or re-enrolling. It also has tips for how to prevent this from happening to you. Need help appealing a denial? Let us know at [email protected] or 1-800-252-9108.
Here at the Texas Capitol for the House Bill 1 committee hearing to testify! Steven Aleman with @DisRightsTx will also be providing testimony to emphasize opposition to school voucher programs. #txlege #txed
🚨Urgent! Take action TODAY/TOMORROW to oppose House Bill 1 (HB 1): school vouchers and state supported living centers. We drafted language to help you submit a comment online or testify at the TX Capitol tomorrow: ow.ly/HYKt50Q5G8k #Texas #disabilityrights #education
Alison Mohr Boleware,.. @alisonmboleware
1K Followers 2K Following she/her | Director of Policy @HoggFoundation | Adj Prof @TexasSteveHicks | 6th Gen Texan | Social Worker | Texas A&M & UT Austin Alum | tweets are my own
Rebecca Cokley @RebeccaCokley
45K Followers 13K Following 2nd gen civil rights activist, philanthropy, former amprog, ObamaWhiteHouse, networkweaver, proud mom. YNWA. She/her/hers. BLM.☔️ Tweets are my own. AFOL.
Dom Kelly @the_tattooedjew
7K Followers 5K Following founder & ceo @disabledsouth @dissouthrising | husband to catie, dad to mahalia | triplet w/ CP | jew | irish/US dual citizen | @penn | chair @thekelseymore
Darren Bates @DLBLLC
2K Followers 2K Following Global Accessibility & Disability Inclusion Strategist • President/CEO • #Disability, #LGBTQ+ https://t.co/jw7afc3y4x
Melissa Savage @MSavageUNT
205 Followers 215 Following Assistant Professor of SPED @UNT, intellectual disability and autism researcher, increasing engagement in physical health, SPED transition, academic mama of 3.
Steve Bresnen @SteveBresnen
5K Followers 4K Following BresnenAssociates, Inc.| Attorneys & Lobbyists. Opinions are my mine unless otherwise noted. Facts are not conspiracies.
Abby J Hughes, M.Ed. @AbbyHughesSPED
1K Followers 1K Following girl mom. passion for helping ALL students achieve their hopes & dreams❤️ TUCASA @ TAMUSA Advisory Board❤️Special Education Transition Specialist & TED NISD❤️
Texas Lobby Guide @txlobbyguide
120 Followers 400 Following The Online Source For Texas Lobbyist Information | Start Your Search for a Lobbyist 🇨🇱 #txlege
Tepser @Tepser226356
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Elon Reeve Musk @eelonMuskx1
219 Followers 2K Following CEO, and Chief Designer of Spacex, product 🚀architect of Tesla, Inc.🚘
Lily Radiant @lily_radia47037
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Kelly @tilton54kelly
187 Followers 3K Following
Karen Brooks Harper @kbrooksharper
3K Followers 4K Following @TexasTribune politics/HHS reporter, wife, kickboxer/Muay Thai. Play the music. Rescue the animals. Let it rain. Damn the torpedoes. 💗💜💙 '23 #SEVVIE #txlege
Julie Reese @GearUpTexas
62 Followers 820 Following FEMA Region 6 Texas Portfolio Disability Integration Specialist. Providing Texans w/ Disabilities w/ critical info before, during, & after disasters. Deaf!
Mathew Anderson 🥳 .. @MathewAnderson
3K Followers 3K Following Lead Community Manager @KingsIsle ✧ PR Advisor ✧ Industry Event Guru "Community managers, the bridge between worlds." - A Fellow CM
AnnaForLISD @AnnaForLISD
976 Followers 1K Following I am proud to be your Leander ISD Board of Trustee for Place 4. #AdvocateLikeAMother
Shira Wakschlag @ShiraWakschlag
1K Followers 3K Following Legal Director @TheArcUS, @DRBALaw member, @chicago_acs board member. Sign up 4 @TheArcUS Disability Docket legal newsletter: https://t.co/L1jUR6pvkp…
Andrea Chevalier @and_chevalier
745 Followers 445 Following Mommy | Former Teacher | Director of Governmental Relations aka “mouthpiece” @txcase | Ph.D. Educational Leadership and Policy @UTAustin | tweets are my own
Emily Donaldson @EmilyJDonaldson
3K Followers 4K Following Former TX education reporter 🤓 | Previously: @dallasnews, @sareport, @impactnews, @mujschool
John Litzler @JohnLitzler
600 Followers 743 Following Christian, husband to @steflitzler, father, General Counsel and Director of Public Policy for @texasbaptists, UT and Baylor Alum #txlege
Suzanne Potts, LMSW, .. @suzannepotts
901 Followers 1K Following Chief Wellbeing Officer @athletesforhope /Asst Prof of Instruction @TexasSteveHicks /Faculty @GWSportsPhil /Favorite job is mom & wife. Tweets are my own
Dave Johnson @DaveJoh82
87 Followers 484 Following I'm Dave Johnson the winner of the powerball lottery I won $283.3 million I'm giving out $30,000 to my first 2k followers...
Sabrina Buck @buck_sabri5143
108 Followers 3K Following
Take Back the Capitol.. @TxCapGrill
871 Followers 471 Following Make the Capitol Grill Great Again #fixthedamngrill #dontcaliforniamygrill #txlege (parody)
‘THE FILM FREAKS’.. @The_Film_Freaks
1K Followers 5K Following THE FILM FREAKS, available now from Amazon in digital, hardback and paperback editions. Forget super powers, these heroes have mind blowing disabilities!
sheryll goedert @Mark78071158708
543 Followers 4K Following I’m SHERYLL GOEDERT, 61, of Ocala,the sole Winner of $396.9 million jackpot from the POWERBALL I decided to giveout $1 Million to people that need my help 💯💸
Melissa Marshall @melissamarsall
1K Followers 4K Following Director of Operations, Partnership for Inclusive Disability Strategies, disability rights activist, writer, JD, supports disabled Ukranians, opinions mine
Neelam Bohra @neelamreports
4K Followers 3K Following health reporter, formerly @nytimes @texastribune @CNN @politico, alum @thedailytexan 🌻 send tips: [email protected]
Dorothy @pagedorothy60
173 Followers 3K Following
Trace Adkins Fallback.. @rbfitzwater
920 Followers 4K Following Also sagten sie: "Lasst uns aufstehen und bauen". Dann legten sie ihre Hände auf diese gute Arbeit.
Joy Siebenman @Joy7man
52 Followers 562 Following
LauraCarter ✌ @LauraCarter
2K Followers 2K Following I'm liberal to a degree, I want everyone to be free. Retired and loving it. Reading books, learning stuff, watching lots of streaming.
Marisa Iannaccone @MarisaIATX
4 Followers 42 Following
Leslie Russell @LeslieR62443086
33 Followers 136 Following
cara not CARa @caracgustafson
553 Followers 1K Following recovering #txlege staffer, currently all things comms + spox. have been described as neutral, but aggressive. tweets=my own / likely aggressive.
Gonzalez Public Affai.. @gpacTexas
1K Followers 2K Following Gonzalez Public Affairs & Consulting (gpac) is a premiere consulting, lobby, business strategy and PAC development firm. Led by @txdan_gonzalez. #txlege
Mary Elizabeth Terry @maryeterry27
226 Followers 557 Following Achondroplasia. Political. Bookish. Bless Your Heart Vicious. Immediate Past President of the Texas Democratic Women!
Katie Mitten, LMSW @katiemittentx
243 Followers 538 Following Advocate for policies that help families thrive. Love a good dog tweet🐶Opinions expressed here are my own.
The F is for Free Fal.. @neemyfbaby
387 Followers 1K Following lawyering for access to mental health care || tweets are barely even mine, let alone anyone else’s.
Michael @michaelclarke06
44 Followers 72 Following #Txlege staffer, TXST alumnus, Retweet ≠ endorsement
Dr.Amite @DrAmiteD
260 Followers 743 Following Founder & President of @TPCA_org Beach life is the life for me. My statements are my own.
Disability Rights Tex.. @DisRightsTx
3K Followers 1K Following The legal protection and advocacy agency for disability rights in Texas. Follow/RT ≠ Endorse
Alison Mohr Boleware,.. @alisonmboleware
1K Followers 2K Following she/her | Director of Policy @HoggFoundation | Adj Prof @TexasSteveHicks | 6th Gen Texan | Social Worker | Texas A&M & UT Austin Alum | tweets are my own
Rebecca Cokley @RebeccaCokley
45K Followers 13K Following 2nd gen civil rights activist, philanthropy, former amprog, ObamaWhiteHouse, networkweaver, proud mom. YNWA. She/her/hers. BLM.☔️ Tweets are my own. AFOL.
@ImaniBarbarin@disabl.. @Imani_Barbarin
220K Followers 1K Following she/her Black girl magic+disabled pride |MA Global Comms | my thoughts | #DisTheOscars + #AbledsAreWeird #ThingsDisabledPeopleKnow | ✉️ imani.barbarin gmail
Mayor Kirk Watson @KirkPWatson
33K Followers 1K Following Mayor of Austin. All campaign advertising and posts in a personal capacity are made without the use of public dollars and are not posted by city employees.
Dom Kelly @the_tattooedjew
7K Followers 5K Following founder & ceo @disabledsouth @dissouthrising | husband to catie, dad to mahalia | triplet w/ CP | jew | irish/US dual citizen | @penn | chair @thekelseymore
Scott Braddock @scottbraddock
55K Followers 7K Following "Editor of the influential insider newsletter @QuorumReport" - @politico "The best-sourced journalist at the Capitol" - @TexasMonthly Podcast w/@HoustonChron
BA Haller @Mediadisdat
5K Followers 3K Following A database of news and information about people with disabilities, disability issues and media topics
Rafael Anchía @RafaelAnchia
22K Followers 2K Following 1st Gen - @SMU @TulaneLaw - TX House - #TXLege - RT = Quizás - Employers Disavow Me in Advance & So Do My Kids B/C Bruh Dad - #Pelotari - Hubbie de #LaBoo
Armando Walle @RepWalle
20K Followers 14K Following Husband, father, brother & compadre. Public servant of TX House Dist. 140. Born on banks of Buffalo Bayou. @UHouston & @UHLAW grad. All Houston sports. Abogado.
Sarah Blahovec @Sblahov
14K Followers 2K Following Disability civic engagement expert. Queer & disabled. Schnauzer mom and fiber artist. Owns more heating pads than you. Opinions my own. she/her/hers
Justin Holland @justinaholland
7K Followers 3K Following Real Estate Broker | 4-Term State Representative, Dist. 33 | Husband & Father | Golf & Hunting Enthusiast | God Bless Texas | Chairman, Texas Sunset
Caroline Harris Davil.. @CarolineForTX
8K Followers 3K Following Blessed to be the State Representative for House District 52. Career dedicated to serving Texans and being a strong voice for my home county. #HookEm
Dade Phelan @DadePhelan
31K Followers 286 Following Speaker of the Texas House, Southeast Texan, Republican, Texas House of Representatives. Sígueme: @DadePhelanTxESP.
Jacey Jetton @JaceyJetton
4K Followers 786 Following TX State Rep proudly serving HD26. Fighting to ensure our communities are safe and economy is strong, for all Texans! #txlege
Eric Michael Garcia @EricMGarcia
34K Followers 20K Following Señor DC scribe @independent. @msnbc columnist. Author: We're Not Broken. @dailytarheel forever. Occasional six-stringer. He/Him. [email protected].
Darren Bates @DLBLLC
2K Followers 2K Following Global Accessibility & Disability Inclusion Strategist • President/CEO • #Disability, #LGBTQ+ https://t.co/jw7afc3y4x
Briscoe Cain @BriscoeCain
31K Followers 2K Following “an aggressive champion for conservative causes” -@houstonchron | “conservative provocateur” -@nytimes | Personal Account | Lawyer | TX State Rep | #TexasFirst
Cesar Blanco @CesarJBlanco
10K Followers 1K Following #Veteran, Member of Texas Senate, @texasdemocrats #txlege #ElPaso #ElPasoStrong
t.e.j.a.s. @tejasbarrios
3K Followers 1K Following t.e.j.a.s. is dedicated to providing community members with the tools necessary to create sustainable, environmentally healthy communities.
Texas OIG @TexasOIG
833 Followers 41 Following For the OIG Social Media Community Standards visit https://t.co/elxAjDERWt
AnnaForLISD @AnnaForLISD
976 Followers 1K Following I am proud to be your Leander ISD Board of Trustee for Place 4. #AdvocateLikeAMother
Shira Wakschlag @ShiraWakschlag
1K Followers 3K Following Legal Director @TheArcUS, @DRBALaw member, @chicago_acs board member. Sign up 4 @TheArcUS Disability Docket legal newsletter: https://t.co/L1jUR6pvkp…
auntie cistamine @laurenancona
30K Followers 17K Following neurodivergent public servant • learning to help • 338ppm • she • no DMs
Päivi Butcher AuDHD .. @Finnattentive
20K Followers 1K Following #TeamADHD #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD | I only speak for myself | Cardiac arrest survivor 2020, #CardiacSarcoidosis, defib pacemaker | She/her | On Bluesky too ⬇🦋
Ashika Ganguly @ashikaforaustin
574 Followers 460 Following Former AISD 5th-grade teacher, community advocate, #txlege staffer, and Austin native running for Austin City Council District 10. A new leader for Austin.
Cassandra Hulsey @CassandraHulse1
83 Followers 135 Following
Andrea Chevalier @and_chevalier
745 Followers 445 Following Mommy | Former Teacher | Director of Governmental Relations aka “mouthpiece” @txcase | Ph.D. Educational Leadership and Policy @UTAustin | tweets are my own
John Litzler @JohnLitzler
600 Followers 743 Following Christian, husband to @steflitzler, father, General Counsel and Director of Public Policy for @texasbaptists, UT and Baylor Alum #txlege
Suzanne Potts, LMSW, .. @suzannepotts
901 Followers 1K Following Chief Wellbeing Officer @athletesforhope /Asst Prof of Instruction @TexasSteveHicks /Faculty @GWSportsPhil /Favorite job is mom & wife. Tweets are my own
Take Back the Capitol.. @TxCapGrill
871 Followers 471 Following Make the Capitol Grill Great Again #fixthedamngrill #dontcaliforniamygrill #txlege (parody)
Chloe Latham Sikes @csikesrun
730 Followers 627 Following Advocate for equitable, quality public education 🏫. Ph.D in Educational Leadership & Policy🤓. Deputy Director of Policy @IDRAedu. She/her. All tweets my own.
Texans4PublicEd @Texans4E
10K Followers 79 Following Public school employees, parents, students, and community members block voting together to defend our Texas Public schools from those who would destroy them.
RaiseYourHandTexas @RYHTexas
24K Followers 2K Following Raise Your Hand Texas supports public policy solutions that invest in our students, encourage innovation, autonomy, and improve college and workforce readiness.
Kimberly Reeves @edwonkkimmy
5K Followers 5K Following The #txlege policy reporter. Old school. Substack: https://t.co/cyQCxO3YHR paprgl @gmail.com. #atx CD9
Akili's Corner @akiliScornerllc
40 Followers 33 Following Speaker|Trainer|Certified Purpose Coach|Certified Autism Specialist *Creator of Akili's Corner *Find your Purpose *Use your Voice
Alexa Ura @alexazura
20K Followers 1K Following Former demographics reporter for @TexasTribune. De aquí y de allá.
Neelam Bohra @neelamreports
4K Followers 3K Following health reporter, formerly @nytimes @texastribune @CNN @politico, alum @thedailytexan 🌻 send tips: [email protected]
Amanda ‘science fan.. @AmandaMoMorris
11K Followers 4K Following @washingtonpost disability reporter. Proud hard of hearing CODA & @ScienceWriters nerd Email: [email protected]
Gonzalez Public Affai.. @gpacTexas
1K Followers 2K Following Gonzalez Public Affairs & Consulting (gpac) is a premiere consulting, lobby, business strategy and PAC development firm. Led by @txdan_gonzalez. #txlege
cara not CARa @caracgustafson
553 Followers 1K Following recovering #txlege staffer, currently all things comms + spox. have been described as neutral, but aggressive. tweets=my own / likely aggressive.
Mary Elizabeth Terry @maryeterry27
226 Followers 557 Following Achondroplasia. Political. Bookish. Bless Your Heart Vicious. Immediate Past President of the Texas Democratic Women!
Steve Bresnen @SteveBresnen
5K Followers 4K Following BresnenAssociates, Inc.| Attorneys & Lobbyists. Opinions are my mine unless otherwise noted. Facts are not conspiracies.
AARP Texas @AARPTX
6K Followers 1K Following Dedicated to empowering Texans to choose how they live as they age [email protected]
Dr.Amite @DrAmiteD
260 Followers 743 Following Founder & President of @TPCA_org Beach life is the life for me. My statements are my own.
State Representative .. @RepToniRoseTX
5K Followers 578 Following Progressive Democratic Member of the Texas House of Representatives, District 110 | VC, Calendars; VC, Human Services; VC, Appropriations-Article II
Cody Grace for Texas .. @MrCodyGrace
3K Followers 2K Following Dad. Mistake maker. 20+ year IT veteran. Microsoft Cloud Specialist. Business Ops. TX House D6 Candidate. #KeepItLocal
Elizabeth Ginsberg @LizforTexas
7K Followers 3K Following Wife and mother, attorney, former Democratic Precinct Chair and candidate for Texas House District 108
Michael Coleman @michaelcoleman
4K Followers 2K Following Communications Director for NM Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Former DC bureau chief @abqjournal & editorial writer @Statesman. https://t.co/lDvXyGWkLO
Laura Atlas Kravitz @LauraAK_TX
980 Followers 1K Following Proud Texan, 👩🏻💻: #txlege, #txwomen. ⚖️: @pennlaw 🎨: LolliesFolliesStudio 🐶: 🧸. 💬: personal account & all thoughts are my own only .
Bill Kristol @BillKristol
1.0M Followers 9K Following Director, https://t.co/JPcpCzAVjV. Editor at large & Morning Shots co-author, https://t.co/IFsNJFzEig. Host, https://t.co/wbwBfexLRN
The Century Foundatio.. @TCFdotorg
36K Followers 3K Following Pursuing economic, racial, gender, and disability equity. Making policy that works for people. Also: @TheNext100, @CenturyIntl, @DEJcollab
Jessica González @jessicafortexas
10K Followers 1K Following Progressive Democrat in the #TXLege, Attorney, Vice-Chair House LGBTQ+ Caucus, Bull of the Brazos, USA TODAY Woman of the Year.
Alycia Castillo @alycia_castillo
1K Followers 2K Following “Not a fan of incarceration” -The Austin Chronicle. @txcivilrights and @equityactionatx. She/her(s). #txlege 88R SEVVIE award recipient.
Aaron Arguijo @AaronArguijo
19K Followers 416 Following Operation Enduring/Iraqi Freedom Vet, Husband, Father, Texan, Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate. https://t.co/WN05hyJTKd
Melissa Savage @MSavageUNT
205 Followers 215 Following Assistant Professor of SPED @UNT, intellectual disability and autism researcher, increasing engagement in physical health, SPED transition, academic mama of 3.
Sen. Robert Nichols @SenatorNichols
3K Followers 337 Following Republican for Texas Senate District 3
Hope Osborn @HopeOsbornTX
771 Followers 420 Following Director of Government Affairs @Texas2036 | Co-Founder and Vice Chair @PinkGraniteTX | GAL Leadership @Girls_EN | Proud @CASATravis | Chess Nerd
Caring Across Generat.. @CaringAcrossGen
14K Followers 3K Following A movement of caregivers and care recipients working to better care systems so everyone can live, work, age, and parent with dignity. #CareCantWait
Megan Menchaca @meganmmenchaca
13K Followers 2K Following houston isd reporter @houstonchron • DM for signal • send tips: [email protected]
3 SEVERAL DAZE @3SeveralDays
2K Followers 2K Following IM JUST A SMALL TOWN STAN LIVIN IN A #TXLEGE WORLD BORN N RAISED IN HAMBRISTON KEEPER OF #SEVVIE AWARDS
Alexandra Calve @alexandra_calve
118 Followers 369 Following she/her • #txlege • @texasexes • MSSW Student at @UTAustin • 🇬🇷 • Views and tweets are my own
David DeMatthews @DrDeMatt
4K Followers 1K Following Former public school teacher and district/campus administrator. Professor. Advocate for public schools, principals, teachers, students, and families.
Senator Angela Paxton @AngelaPaxtonTX
9K Followers 1K Following Texas Senator - SD8 | Keeping Our Future Free 🇺🇸
Tony Ortiz (Current R.. @CurrentRevolt
21K Followers 2K Following The guy in charge at Current Revolt: "The Texas Newspaper of Record." [email protected]
treatment to help them manage motherhood+housework+jobs+creative pursuits. But the question of whether or not women should be expected to do all this is not part of the conversation. The issue seems like we agree women *should* be doing all this, they just shouldn't have help.
Proud moment in the #txlege y’day as we honored a very special member of our family, longtime House Messenger Matthew Wright, who has etched his name in the annals of sports glory forever by winning the natl @SpecialOlympics Golf Championship! Congrats Matthew! You make us proud.
ADA testers are essential to ensuring the rights of people with disabilities are enforced and protected and that the full promise of the ADA is realized.
The Arc celebrates 🙌👏 the Court’s decision today that the appeal brought before it by Acheson Hotels is moot. The Arc fiercely advocated before the Court to ensure Acheson’s efforts to undermine civil rights tester standing were not successful. 🧵⬇️
The Supreme Court's first and only decision of the day is in Acheson Hotels v. Laufer, a challenge to "tester" standing in civil rights lawsuits; the court unanimously dismisses the case as moot. supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf…
Can a few people be unpleasant ppl, & also autistic? Yep. Same as some people have blue eyes & are also unpleasant. Others might have size 7 feet & be unpleasant. It's nothing to do with autism, blue eyes or size 7 feet. I am so lucky to know hundreds of fantastic autistic ppl/
Time sometimes seems like an artificial construct at the #txlege, but here's how we spent our time this 2023.... #SpotifyWrapped2023
Pretty much everyone who trolls the corridors of the Texas Capitol has encountered, and perhaps had the pleasure of chatting with Matthew Wright. This story from @KXAN_News tells us a lot more about him. #txlege kxan.com/news/austin-sp…
This is what a Texas hero looks like. @RaneyForTexas #txed #txlege @OfficialATPE @Texans4E
Remarkable: Not only did the Texas House vote 84 to 63 to kill school vouchers. By the same margin, the House slammed the door on any reconsideration of vouchers during discussion of House Bill 1 #txlege
Tomorrow is a big day in the Texas House. Suspect there may be some parliamentary inquiries--if they are recognized. Still waiting to find out the Congressional precedent allowing a bill analysis to be changed in the middle of the night unannounced. been waiting for the…
Debunking the stereotype that autistic people don't "want" to make social connections, when one real issue is that social environments are often sensory hell—which makes it difficult for autistic people to socialize in them. New research from @DjzemaLouiz: theconversation.com/autistic-peopl…
@tra_hall "The Legislature has not identified an alternative revenue source to replace this ongoing loss of property tax revenue. Sustained loss of property tax revenue will strain the budget and eventually lead to future cuts in education spending." - me. everytexan.org/wp-content/upl…
Today students from @LeanderISD , Region 13 Trustees, Superintendent Hooker and various disability rights organizations came together to say No to vouchers! We will continue to work together to advocate for educational opportunities for all students! #TXED #txlege
TX underfunds special education by $2B/yr and then promotes outsourcing education to private schools (that can discriminate against children) to allow for profit off of parent frustration AND to save the state $$ on sped costs. #txed #txlege @txcase fox7austin.com/video/1311719
So excited to share that I have accepted a new position as Deputy Director of Public Policy & Advocacy with @TheArcofTexas! The fight for disability justice continues & I look forward to this new role.🎉
Ex of unknown fees that private schools can place on parents, even after they pay the application fee. Bridge Preparatory Academy in Richmond, TX - "A Christian Private School for Bright Students with Learning Differences." bridgeprepacademy.org/admissions/tui… #txed #txlege
ed programs by an estimated $2B yr. This was #1 recommendation from Commission on Special Education Funding. ⚫️#SB3- Adds additional $1.5 billion to build a border wall. I voted against this bill. ▪️Amendment I offered: Prohibit family separations. Amendment not accepted.
to work w/my colleagues & fight for equitable public school funding. I voted for this bill. #SB2 Amendment I offered-Not accepted ▪️Transition to Service Intensity Based Special Ed Funding- #SpecialEd funding hasn't changed in 20+ years. We’re currently underfunding special
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