Shannon Halbrook

[Shannon Halbrook @shannonhalbrook]

If you're the governor of Texas and you're thinking, "Hmm, other states are funding SNAP and food banks during the shutdown. What could I do for the 11% of TX households who use SNAP?", please check your mailbox https://t.co/pubriMj9A9

[Shannon Halbrook @shannonhalbrook]

By the way, if you've seen enough made-up nonsense about Texas SNAP recipients and would like to see some actual facts and data: https://t.co/l6iViwENxl

[Shannon Halbrook @shannonhalbrook]

Update from @EveryTxn on the SNAP crisis. By my count, 37 states are using state funds to support SNAP or local food banks during the federal govt shutdown. Yet Texas leaders are doing nothing to help the most vulnerable Texans afford food. #txlege https://t.co/HFk4ibOWCP

[Shannon Halbrook @shannonhalbrook]

Update from @EveryTxn on the SNAP crisis. By my count, 37 states are using state funds to support SNAP or local food banks during the federal govt shutdown. Yet Texas leaders are doing nothing to help the most vulnerable Texans afford food. #txlege https://t.co/HFk4ibOWCP

[Shannon Halbrook @shannonhalbrook]

It's Election Day! Please go vote and make your voice heard. For more info on the state constitutional amendments on the ballot this year, see @EveryTxn's guide. https://t.co/5In2QIQqAk

[Every Texan @EveryTxn]

Austin voters will decide on 🗳️Prop Q this Nov. 4 - a property tax increase meant to close the city's $33M budget gap and keep key city services we ALL rely on running.

🔽Learn what’s at stake and why cities statewide are facing similar budget challenges: https://t.co/Lr6mqWm6aO

[James Barragán 🌟 @James_Barragan]

This is an interesting wrinkle in the debate over whether House Democrats should come back. Abbott did not call a special session for Hurricane Harvey relief in 2017. The state managed the disaster response & waited two years to gavel back into session. BUT...

[Diego Bernal @DiegoBernalTX]

The Special Session is dead.

Right now, at this very moment, Governor Abbott can grab his pen and state checkbook and send money to Kerr County for flood relief.

Right. Now.

#txlege

[Dick Lavine @dlavine]

#HB105 - on today's Calendar - is Big Money walking back the #JETI deal made last session. Now they want lower wages, applied to fewer workers, and special treatment for fossil fuel electric generators and larger projects. Cost to #txed = $1.1 bil/biennium. #txlege #DealIsADeal

[Chandra Villanueva 🦏 @ChandraKus]

The House passed #HB2. Though not perfect, there were several good parts. The SPED reforms are greatly needed and long overdue. Increasing the bilingual education weight for the first time since 1984 (one of my top priorities) is so greatly appreciated. #txlege #txed

[jrp @jrphtx]

As @BradBuckleyDVM lays out SB2, @EveryTxn is ready to share our (still preliminary) analysis of the cost of vouchers to ISDs even after the new funding from HB 2.

This is not a complete list because the full runs were not released.

#txlege

[Every Texan @EveryTxn]

What happened on #BudgetDay? Our People’s Budget initiative is a long-term, community effort the size of Texas. Did we get a #PeoplesBudget?
Take a #txlege deep dive with our Director of Invest in Texas team, @shannonhalbrook. 👇
https://t.co/pbyfxnC92q

[Every Texan @EveryTxn]

We'll be paying close attention to see if the #TxLege shares the same priorities as the Texans they represent. For a complete look at our work across Texas, visit our #peoplesbudget dashboard.
https://t.co/mZSfdQoOGz

[Every Texan United @EveryTxnUnited]

Follow the threads and watch our members’ work to prioritize Texans in our state budget. #peoplesbudget #txlege

[Texas Legislative Progressive Caucus @TX_Progressives]

HJR 4 and 6, the first proposals scheduled for the House Floor today, are handouts for corporations and the ultra-wealthy that will further lock working Texans out of pathways to prosperity. #txlege

[Every Texan @EveryTxn]

We’re back for a new season of the Every Texan Talks podcast! Kicking off with the bear of all bills, we unpack all things TX budget with Ursula Parks, @shannonhalbrook, & EPISD Trustee Leah Hanany. Tune in and subscribe to cut through the noise with us👇🏼
https://t.co/qTL4arHcoo

[Every Texan @EveryTxn]

Texas workers are worth a living wage and adequate support. Despite historically high employment, our care, service, and safety workers face persistent challenges in accessing prosperity.

Learn more in Part 3 of the State of Working Texans series: https://t.co/ZynS9HOiEI

[The Texas Dispatch @Texas_Dispatch]

Ep. 4 of Texas Talks out now!

Guest: Dick Lavine, Senior Fiscal Analyst at @EveryTxn

Full Episode:
Apple: https://t.co/gQTbatIIiR
Spotify: https://t.co/RxppVqh1Ua
YouTube: https://t.co/h62DLIG082

Follow Dick on X @dlavine

#txlege #propertytax #schoolfinance @bradswail

[Every Texan @EveryTxn]

BREAKING: Texans with the lowest incomes pay more of their income in taxes than Californians

Our analysis of new @iteptweets data reveals that many Texas families pay a larger portion of their income in taxes than similar families in California

https://t.co/lTGZ43VuG1

[jrp @jrphtx]

The people Buckley is trying to appeal to right now - who have trouble getting across town and being present in their kids education - will not be helped by vouchers because those are the kids private schools will refuse to admit.

#txlege

[Every Texan @EveryTxn]

“If HB 1 were to pass as proposed, and 1% of students in VanDeaver’s school districts were awarded vouchers, his school districts would lose a combined $3.5 million, as Texas schools are funded per student attendance." #txlege

https://t.co/oXyb1wRkJE