Austin Prochko

Author. Former educator. Views are my own.

[Brad Buckley @BradBuckleyDVM]

Yet the 765kV transmission line project doubles down on these unreliable renewables and ignores the need for more natural gas powered dispatchable energy generation. Thank you President @realDonaldTrump and @SecretaryWright for ending these subsidies. It’s time to reform the market in Texas!

[Brian Phillips @RealBPhil]

@TPPF’s @HannahBruckTX: “The framework is built around one premise: Parents should know what their kids are downloading before they download it.”

[Christian Townsend @cgtown]

🚨🚨!! FIRST AMENDMENT VICTORY !!🚨🚨

Myself, @Anastasia_esq, and the whole team @PacificLegal just won a case in the Southern District of Ohio with an opinion that had more references to burritos and tacos than a Taco Bell menu. 🌮

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[Travis Pillow @travispillow]

Updated details on the 107,000 students with active Texas Education Freedom Account awards

👉1/4 have a documented disability
👉4/5 are in households earning less than 2x the federal poverty level

[A lady @Anastasia_esq]

JUST IN! We won our lawsuit on behalf of a charity whose volunteer was put in handcuffs for handing a homeless man a burrito without a permit. It's a great First Amendment win. @PacificLegal @cgtown

But here's the best part... the "taco" test... 🌮

[Christian Townsend @cgtown]

Taco Tuesday wins taste the sweetest

[Chris Freiman @cafreiman]

For Father’s Day, I’ll share this letter to Karl Marx from his dad

[Chuck DeVore @ChuckDeVore]

Ukraine appears to be dominating the OODA loop contest with Russia, Crimea having been turned from a strategic launching pad for Russia to a liability after six months of shaping operations and a month of focused attacks on Russian logistics.

[Dustin Burrows @Burrows4TX]

Great news for Texas education: More high school students met grade-level expectations this year across every subject area, with progress across all student groups.

Last session, the Texas Legislature invested in classrooms, backed teachers, empowered parents, and put the focus back on learning with reforms like banning cell phones during the school day. The latest results show those measures are paying off.

More students are not only meeting grade level, but mastering foundational subjects like algebra, biology, English, and U.S. history—including among economically disadvantaged students, special education students, and emergent bilingual students.

Thank you to all the students, parents, and educators whose hard work is driving this progress and opening doors for the next generation.

The Texas House and Senate aren’t done supporting our students. Next session, we’ll continue working with Governor Abbott to build on this momentum so that every student graduates prepared for the opportunities ahead.

[Texas Public Policy Foundation @TPPF]

TEKS are up for revision this month but some can still be improved:

👉TEKS that use Social Studies methods to push a social justice agenda
👉TEKS that inaccurately report history out of political correctness
👉TEKS with overly broad or vague objectives

[Travis Pillow @travispillow]

At 144,000 students, Texas remains home to the nation’s longest school choice waitlist. Details: https://t.co/2uUVdEYaon

[Travis Pillow @travispillow]

BIG MILESTONE: We have passed 100,000 students awarded Texas Edcuation Freedom Accounts after bringing 4,000 more students off the waitlist

[Texas Comptroller @txcomptroller]

Faces of TEFA: A Mother’s Story

“My daughters will be able to go further than I could.”

For one Texas mother, TEFA means hope, opportunity, and a brighter future for the next generation.

#LearnYourWayTX #TEFA #FacesOfTEFA #EducationFreedomAccounts

[Kelly Hancock @KHancock4TX]

Thankful @GregAbbott_TX allowed our team to be a part of making dreams come true.

[Brandon Herrera @TheAKGuy]

This is one of the BIGGEST issues facing Texas that nobody is talking about.

We have to take this seriously, and more importantly, take action.

We also need a competent leader to meet this problem head on. I will be having several meetings with ranchers in the district and leading experts in the coming weeks to make sure Texas can combat this threat.

[Texas Parks & Wildlife @TPWDnews]

First confirmed U.S. case of New World Screwworm found today in a calf in Zavala County, about 100 miles southwest of San Antonio.

We are working with the @TAHC, @USDA and partners statewide to respond.

DETAILS: https://t.co/5DTVoG7gzi

[Texas Public Policy Foundation @TPPF]

America was and is the freest and most prosperous nation in the history of the world.

She is not perfect, but she is good. #America250 https://t.co/jcm1n7UjZt

[James Frank @RepJamesFrank]

Can anyone in a hospital system explain to me why any patient should ever receive more than one bill for a planned procedure?#txlege

[Hillary Hickland @HicklandHillary]

@MomsAGAbbott @jamestalarico Over 95,000 kids with special needs or from low income families are receiving the funds. What do you have against these families?