Chris Duke

#texan, husband to @kheiden11, dog + #girlsdad, #txed reformer. DISCLAIMER: opinions are escaped ‘word cattle’ bucking past the filter gate! 🐎 🤠

[Chris Duke @ChrisDukeTX]

Surreal my daughter is watching history being made for her & other young Texans! SCHOOL CHOICE has FINALLY arrived.

Couldn’t have happened w/o my boss @DanPatrick, mentor @MarianKWallace - forever in debt for their servant leadership! #txlege #SchoolChoice

[Texas Comptroller @txcomptroller]

News Release: More Than 53,000 Additional Students Awarded Texas Education Freedom Accounts in Program’s Inaugural Year https://t.co/LP2QEodm3p

[Texas Comptroller @txcomptroller]

🚨 FINAL COUNT IS IN 🚨

Texas families showed up in a BIG way.

274,183 applications submitted for Texas Education Freedom Accounts.

This is more than a number.

A movement built by families. Driven by choice. Powered by opportunity.

#learnyourwayTX

[Chris Duke @ChrisDukeTX]

Congrats to Chairwoman @DonnaCampbellTX who will lead up #txed for Team Senate next #txlege session!

[Office of the Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick @LtGovTX]

My statement announcing new chairs of standing committees, filling committee vacancies, and creating new interim select committees. https://t.co/BO63h3PFBJ
#txlege

[Office of the Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick @LtGovTX]

Texas has now received over 200,000 school choice applications! Our school choice program launch, the largest in American history, has been a resounding success!

Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to apply for the program. You can apply at: https://t.co/2TIWqXwiSS

#txlege

[Office of the Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick @LtGovTX]

Only ONE WEEK left to apply for Texas’ new school choice program!

Applications are open until March 17. Apply here: https://t.co/2TIWqXwiSS

#txlege

[Dan Patrick @DanPatrick]

Today is a GREAT day for parents and children. February 4th marks the launch of Texas’ school choice program, the largest school choice program launch in American history!

There were times I thought this might never happen, but I, along with other steadfast supporters, never gave up. I have led on this issue for a decade, passing the first school choice bill in 2015.

Parents deserve to send their child to the school they believe is best for them. This is a massive victory for Texas families.

I want to thank President @realDonaldTrump, Governor @GregAbbott_TX, and Speaker @Burrows4TX for getting this important bill over the finish line. It was a team effort.

Families can apply for the program at https://t.co/4gZSYxASZm

#txlege #txed

[Team Bettencourt @TeamBettencourt]

🚀 BIG NEWS, Texas has skyrocketed up 15 spots to #9 in the @ALEC States Index of State Education Freedom!

Thanks to ESAs SB2, author @CreightonForTX sponsor @BradBuckleyDVM + virtual ed expansion my SB569, sponsor Rep Keith Bell, that passed the #txlege & empowers parents, students, & teachers for success!

This is a great recognition of obvious Texas' efforts in #TXEd! I'm proud to have authored, co authored, & sponsored many of these education reforms!

#EducationFreedom #TexasProud

[George W. Bush Presidential Center @TheBushCenter]

Statement by President George W. Bush on Vice President Dick Cheney:

The death of Richard B. Cheney is a loss to the nation and a sorrow to his friends. Laura and I will remember Dick Cheney for the decent, honorable man that he was. History will remember him as among the finest public servants of his generation – a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence, and seriousness of purpose to every position he held.

As a young White House aide and chief of staff, a Congressman, a Secretary of Defense, and my Vice President, Dick earned the confidence and high opinion of five presidents. I asked him to join my ticket in 2000 after first enlisting him to help me find the best running mate. In our long discussions about the qualities a vice president should have – deep experience, mature judgment, character, loyalty – I realized that Dick Cheney was the one I needed. I’m still grateful that he was at my side for the eight years that followed. 

Dick was a calm and steady presence in the White House amid great national challenges. I counted on him for his honest, forthright counsel, and he never failed to give his best. He held to his convictions and prioritized the freedom and security of the American people. For those two terms in office, and throughout his remarkable career, Dick Cheney’s service always reflected credit on the country he loved.

Dick’s love for America was second only to his family.  Laura and I have shared our deepest sympathies with Vice President Cheney’s wife Lynne and their daughters and grandchildren of whom he was so deeply proud. We are praying for Lynne, Liz, Mary, and the Cheney family as they honor a great man.

[Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 @JasonJournoDC]

🚨NEW: Bill Maher *PRAISES* right's willingness to engage in dialogue after Charlie Kirk Assassination🚨

"Charlie Kirk was a guy who was always talking — and I talked to him here. The right-wingers — say what you want about them — but they talk to you."

"The left really has much more of a 'I don't talk to you, I don't want to deal with you, you're deplorable, I can't break bread with you' attitude. All the right-wingers — they don't have that attitude."

"Charlie Kirk and I certainly don't agree on much politically — but he sat here, he's a human being, he's not a monster!"

"I liked him! I like them all! They're all nice people when you meet them in person. And nobody's as crazy as they make them out to be."

@DailyCaller

[Chris Duke @ChrisDukeTX]

BIG WIN @TXSBOE w “3-5-1 comprehensive” history #txed kids plan:
-based on solid learning science -emphasizes the West US TX throughout arc of history

H/t to @AaronKinseyTX @LjforTexas @willhickman @Julie4TX @DrYoungSBOE @KevenEllisDC @Maynard_TXSBOE @BrandonHallTX #txlege

[Eylon Levy @EylonALevy]

When people stop talking, bad things happen.

Rest in peace, @charliekirk11

[Derek Ryan @longhornderek]

AI reading an application that it wrote.

[Modern Dad @ModernxDad]

This is why we need more traditional Dad ✅

[Caroline @carolinecwilder]

Waste, fraud and abuse

[Chris Duke @ChrisDukeTX]

RT @TeamBettencourt: Congratulations to House Education Chairman @BradBuckleyDVM on a great layout on HB 8 and defending the critical senat…

[Chris Duke @ChrisDukeTX]

✏️ Fact-check: my former #txlege colleague @marylynnpruneda is correct ✅

#HB8 (#txed testing reform):
-Shorter faster BETTER & LESS tests!
-Balanced approach between measuring student growth & achievement realtime
-Maintains A-F ratings + parent valued report measures

[marylynnpruneda @marylynnpruneda]

There's a lot of confusion around HB 8's growth measures.

HB 8 does not change the system's current growth measures.

HB 8 requires TEA to include a through-year growth measure in the coming years.

#txed #txlege

[Chris Duke @ChrisDukeTX]

#TxLege Special Alert: 🚨

-Shorter, faster, BETTER, & LESS #txed tests!
-Balanced approach between measuring student growth & achievement real-time
-Maintains A-F ratings but adds report-only measures that parents value

H/t to @BradBuckleyDVM @TeamBettencourt

[Office of the Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick @LtGovTX]

My Statement on the Texas Senate’s Passage of House Bill 8 – Phasing Out the STAAR Test:

https://t.co/yA8RwCk0fm

#txlege

[InteractivePolls @IAPolls2022]

NYT: Red States to Gain EC Seats by 2032 Due to Population Shifts

Projected post-2030 census

🔴 TX: +3 (40→43)
🔴 FL: +2 (30→32)
🔴 ID: +1 (4→5)
🔴 UT: +1 (6→7)
🔵 CA: -3 (54→51)
🔵 IL: -2 (19→17)
🔵 NY: -1 (28→27)
🔵 RI: -1 (4→3)
——
🟥 +7
🟦 -7

https://t.co/wijfCCfTNc

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

“The relationship between school spending and student outcomes is weaker than you might imagine.”

@ChadAldeman makes the fairest comparison possible, using spending figures adjusted for cost-of-living differences and demographically adjusted NAEP scores.

The result is still pretty grim for New York.

[Brad Johnson @bradj_TX]

I think that puts the questions to bed — @DanPatrick graphic touting his 2026 campaign kickoff tomorrow alongside 17 GOP Senators and three Patrick-endorsed candidates for Senate. #txlege