Lisa Hermes

Love to read, travel, golf, and garden. Always looking for my next adventure. My tweets are my own.

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

My full closing remarks at the State of the Union.

[Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen]

My God. Stop what you're doing and watch this.

[James Talarico @jamestalarico]

Greg Abbott talks a big game about helping students and parents.

But after four special sessions, he’s given our schools $0.

This has never been about helping kids — it’s always been about destroying public education.

[Trae Crowder @traecrowder]

ON THE SCAM THAT IS SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAMS

[Texas Tribune @TexasTribune]

New: An amendment filed Friday morning to remove school vouchers from the Texas House’s massive education bill, House Bill 1, has enough support from Republicans to pass — which would effectively gut the bill of its signature provision. https://t.co/PC5ATefEOv

[State Rep. Venton Jones @VentonJonesTX]

As we prepare for the upcoming special session on Monday, let's be clear about education savings accounts, vouchers, or whatever you want to call them: they're a scam, plain and simple. They siphon public funds away from the schools serving most Texas kids while benefitting only a privileged few. We must prioritize public education for all, not a select few.

#TXLege #HD100 #SayNoToVouchers #TXed

[Houston Chronicle @HoustonChron]

Katy ISD is offering free meals all summer long to any children in need of a meal, regardless of the child’s school district. https://t.co/SXB6Ky8LKK

[Lisa Hermes @lisamhermes]

Why Should We Invest in Public Education? https://t.co/2EZh8jvaVp

[Joe Straus @SpeakerStraus]

As a lifelong Republican, I want the party to be known for improving public education and building a stronger economy, instead of election denial and flirtations with secession.

[Meredith Yeomans @YeomansNBC5]

Signatures now being collected in McKinney for petition to legalize package liquor in city limits. @McKinneyChamber says it could bring 600+ jobs & more than $1M annually in tax revenue. Story @ 10p @NBCDFW

https://t.co/9rNhZQNyD1

[McKinney Chamber @McKinneyChamber]

McKinney Business Leaders call for More Affordable Housing Solutions >>> https://t.co/N7JCoVpifs

[McKinney Chamber @McKinneyChamber]

A lot of people learning a lot in this #CEOBreakfastSeries with @IndFinancial CEO David Brooks

[Texas Tribune @TexasTribune]

People of color made up 95% of Texas’ population growth, and the Hispanic and white populations are nearly equal in size. But white voters will have disproportionate control of elections under the state’s new political maps. https://t.co/5mKw5WtWPs

[Lisa Hermes @lisamhermes]

So proud to call him my friend. We all deserve a second chance.

[WFAA @wfaa]

Jason Hernandez, of McKinney, was given a life sentence plus 320 years for a first time non-violent drug offense. When it was commuted, he devoted his life to righting the wrongs. https://t.co/kjY0hDmU52

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Happy 97th birthday, President Carter! Thank you for the extraordinary example of lifelong service that you've set for all of us.

[Christian Flores @CFloresNews]

Here’s the video of Chairman @RepHaroldDutton responding to reports of Lt. Gov. @DanPatrick threatening to hold back lege pay until his committee passes critical race theory and transgender sports bills. “I want to see if he has his big boy pants on. This meeting is adjourned.”

[Lisa Hermes @lisamhermes]

U.S. Bank, Enterprise Community Partners announce innovative racial equity bond | Business Wire https://t.co/lgqwTlHXBm

[Texas Association of Business @txbiz]

Thanks to @lisamhermes with the McKinney Chamber for visiting us at the @txbiz headquarters! Can’t beat the rooftop view! #txlege @GlennHamer

[Equality Texas @EqualityTexas]

.@jamestalarico asks about how many trans kids are playing sports in Texas. "No." So Rep Talarico asks about the suicide attempts rates by trans kids in Texas. "I don't know." Talarico says it's 42%. Asks which should be the bigger concern.

[Lisa Hermes @lisamhermes]

Agreed!

[Matthew McConaughey @McConaughey]

America’s best invention…national parks