Tommy

Husband / Dad of 4 / Proud Member of the Oilpatch / Public Ed Advocate

[Prep Baseball Texas @PrepBaseball_TX]

2026 LHP Josh Livingston
@JoshLiving17 | @BridgelandBsb

FB: 87-88 T89 | 4’8 Release Ht.
CB: 75-76
SPLT: 76-78 | 805 RPM (avg) | -2.4” IVB (avg)

Got our first look at Livingston and it was impressive. Good frame from left side w/ 3 pitch mix. Easy mover down the mound. FB seems to be ticking up with M2C. Split was really good. Good command of the pitch and threw it with conviction. 📈📈

@ShooterHunt | @PBRGowins

[ABC13 Houston @abc13houston]

Cy-Fair's Amy Ramon honored as top fire chief https://t.co/8wj95ihMPF

[CFISD Community Leadership Committee @CFISDCLC]

ACTION ALERT HB 1!
HB 1: On Friday, the House will be considering House Bill 1, legislation that combines changes to the school finance and accountability systems w/ a universal Education Savings Account (ESA) that would use taxpayer dollars to pay for private and home schools.

[CFISD Community Leadership Committee @CFISDCLC]

ACTION ALERT HB 100 Update

The Senate Committee on Education meets this morning (Monday, 5/22) at 8:30 a.m. to consider HB 100, the school finance bill, relating to the compensation of public school educators & the operation of public schools & the public school finance system.

[CFISD Community Leadership Committee @CFISDCLC]

The Texas House of Representatives is currently considering multiple voucher bills, also called Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), that will leave students behind and send our taxpayer dollars to unaccountable, non-transparent, inequitable voucher programs.

[Texas Parent PAC @TXParentPAC]

Texas Parent PAC urges Texas House Members to support the bipartisan-backed Herrero Amendment. Public money for public schools! Honor your oath to Texas Constitution #txed #txlege #VouchersAreVultures

[CFISD Community Leadership Committee @CFISDCLC]

UPDATE HB 1 and Amendment

The appropriations bill for public education funding is on the docket for Thursday, April 6, so now is the time to contact our legislators!

HB 1
Action requested: Significantly increase the amount of funding allocated for public education.

[CFISD Community Leadership Committee @CFISDCLC]

Action requested: Tell Senators to Vote "No" on SB 8 Voucher Bill to Be Heard on Senate Floor Thursday

The priority voucher bill, SB 8 (Creighton), is expected to be considered on the Senate floor Thursday, April 6.

[RaiseYourHandTexas @RYHTexas]

Call them vouchers, education savings accounts, or anything else - all voucher programs divert public money away from public schools. Vouchers hurt our public schools. Public dollars must remain in public schools: https://t.co/tWCepzv6Kz #TxEd #vOUCHersHurt #TxLege

[CFISD Community Leadership Committee @CFISDCLC]

Inflationary costs have soared since the last time the basic allotment was set. One of our critical legislative priorities regarding school finance is to increase the basic allotment and add an inflationary index.

Learn more: https://t.co/tZYeiw6A09. #txlege

[Mark Henry @MarkHenry717]

Current legislative proposals call for an increase of $50 to the basic allotment. That generates $7.3 million in CFISD. A 1% pay increase in CFISD requires $9 million. Please let your reps. know that an increase of $1000 to the basic allotment plus a rider for inflation is needed

[Julie Hinaman @JulieHinaman]

Please reach out to your state rep re: proposed state budget. Budget proposal does not address the need to raise basic allotment/impact of inflation on costs since 2019, the under-funding of special education & need to increase teacher pay (recruitment/retention).
@DadePhelan

[CFISD Community Leadership Committee @CFISDCLC]

**MODIFY HB 11 and HB 100**

Both bills include a $50 increase in the Basic Allotment with a requirement that 50% of the increase be used for salaries for teachers, counselors, librarians, and nurses.

[Jim Boyle @JimGBoyle]

Where Ds are as rare as a Whooping Crane, the Idaho Republican Senate rejected a universal ESA voucher proposal last month. As one state senator said “It’s actually against my conservative Republican perspective to hand out this money with no accountability.” @Texans4E

[Texas Association of School Boards @tasb_news]

"I think we can all agree there is nothing conservative about taking public dollars and then providing them to people with no accountability for how those dollars are spent or the outcomes associated with those dollars." https://t.co/8JdA1D9lDX

[Julie Hinaman @JulieHinaman]

Vouchers will cost the state $1B/yr. If #txlege has that much extra $$$, why not better fund local public schools and teachers so they are not at the bottom of U.S. 🇺🇸? ⁦⁦@DadePhelan⁩ ⁦@BradBuckleyDVM⁩ ⁦@CreightonForTX⁩
#txed #txlege https://t.co/39ck1cAlB9

[CFISD Community Leadership Committee @CFISDCLC]

HB 2890 is scheduled for hearing on March 28 by the Texas House Public Education Committee. This bill changes the current approval process on new charters by the State Board of Education from a majority vote to 2/3 vote.

[Texas Association of School Boards @tasb_news]

The more Texans learn about voucher/education savings account programs, the less likely they are to support them. https://t.co/wCaElMlIgD #txed #txlege

[CFISD Community Leadership Committee @CFISDCLC]

PLEASE CALL THE MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS STATE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND ASK THEM TO OPPOSE VOUCHER LEGISLATION.

[RaiseYourHandTexas @RYHTexas]

Let's level set...DYK that 77% of teachers are considering leaving the classroom? Turnover is highest in 5 years! #SXSWEDU
#teachervoice
#5yearproblem