TONIGHT AT 10: Lubbock's LGBTQ+ Community held a candlelight vigil tonight for the 5 individuals killed at a bar in Colorado Springs on Sunday. KLBK's Jaxie Pidgeon spoke with the president of Lubbock PRIDE about how the tragedy has affected the LGBT community.
Unsurprisingly, #txlege does not believe that #housing and #homelessness are priorities. Call your state reps and senators now to ask that $5B of federal aid be earmarked to affordably house Texans! https://t.co/BZ7c29kNXa
Texas is getting more and more embarrassing. As I’ve grown older (and I expect this from anyone who is ethical and has a brain), my pride of being a “Texan” has gone down tremendously... pls vote this mf out. 11/8/2022
A good #education and health response are nothing without the stability of a #home and #food on the table.
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Make sure to check out @TXHomeNet next FREE live webinar next Tuesday at 2 pm--Homelessness During A Pandemic
#covid19#housing#healthcare
1st step above bare minimum: hold your congressional representatives accountable @JohnCornyn#SCOTUS#RBGsDyingWish
2nd step "" "": Learn about your local community
3rd step "" "": #Volunteer &/or #donate in your community
Join and find coalition in your community members.
Just voting doesn’t work when your president idolizes fascists, tyrants, and dictators, replicates their leadership styles, and the rest of the government literally doesn’t do anything about it, hate to break it to ya. Voting is literally the bare minimum you can do
Reminder #Census2020 closes in 8 days, on September 30th.
Make change in #redistricting and ensure equity in budgeting and allocating funds to our communities!
Complete the #census today!
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Texas ends the week at 93.9% total enumeration, but it's a big state and not all areas have the same rate of response. If you are in the parts of the state in orange, please respond today. There is no need to wait for a CB employee to knock at your door. https://t.co/S8qLvoKzHI
Health care and food assistance programs that benefit low-income Texans would be slashed under proposed budget cuts, devastating hungry families that Feeding Texas and food banks across the state serve. https://t.co/X5BpqiO10h
In the 12 years since the Great Recession, our communities did not recover equally.
In the past month, #unemploymentbenefits lapsed, #SNAP lost it's full benefits, and many of our children have lost consistent free breakfast and lunch.
Food is #essential. @FeedingTexas
Over 25% of Texas families are facing food insecurity, says @FeedingTexas.
Now, they say budget reductions proposed by the Texas Department of Agriculture also hurt food banks.
We’ll learn more today. Tell us what you think about COVID-19 and food insecurity:
You should be angry this morning that the GOP Senate, which has chosen not to pass coronavirus relief for nearly five *months*—amid an unprecedented economic and health crisis—evidently plans to push through a Supreme Court nominee in just 45 *days*.
We have extended the 2020-21 budget survey through to July 1! Tell us your budget priorities for parks🌳, libraries 📚, capital improvements 🌉 + so much more!
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You can take a #Stand4Service by encouraging your members of Congress to support the Pandemic Response & Opportunity Through National Service Act. Click here to take action: https://t.co/L7tJUGEol2
On behalf of our programs in Texas, thank you to @JacksonLee18 for taking a #Stand4Service, cosponsoring the Pandemic Response & Opportunity Through National Service Act!
To address & recover from #COVID19 we need to tap into Americans’ talent and commitment. The Pandemic Response & Opportunity Through National Service Act would:
✅️Expand @AmeriCorps to 150,000 positions this year
✅️Boost stipends
✅Increase education awards
#Stand4Service
Every community is facing unique challenges from #COVID19 that requires locally-led solutions.
With existing infrastructure at the ready, @AmeriCorps is uniquely positioned to seamlessly tackle major challenges like emergency logistics & food insecurity. #Stand4Service
Many new grads are entering an uncertain world due to #COVID19
Expanding @AmeriCorps offers an opportunity for young people to serve their communities directly, gain important skills, & support themselves with a boosted living stipend. #Stand4Service@UHpres@TexasTech@UTAustin