Bryan Holubec

Public School Trustee, Public Education Advocate, Tx Ag ‘87

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

One lesson that we Christians have not learned in the last +2,000 years is that Jesus had no political control over the Roman Empire and he still changed the world.

We keep trying to change the world the way the Roman Empire did instead of the way Jesus did.

[JBirkholz @BirkholzforTX]

Yesterday, a celebration turned to tragedy. Loved ones were lost or hurt, and sense of safety in community has been shaken. I hold those hurting in my heart and urge us all to care for one another. Here are some resources. https://t.co/qzfNajkSfC

[Bryan Holubec @trusteeholubec]

@RepMaryGonzalez He’s a lucky dad!

[JBirkholz @BirkholzforTX]

Finding out your kid’s classroom teacher, coach, or fine arts teacher is not coming back next year? Thank @GregAbbott_TX and his legislative friends who refuse to fund our public schools. The budget cuts are here. #txlege #hd52

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

I’m a Christian.

3 things I don’t want in our public schools:

1. Hungry kids going without food.

2. My religion imposed on kids because of a self obsessed political movement.

3. Hungry kids going without food thinking that’s what God wants because of said political movement.

[JBirkholz @BirkholzforTX]

This is a Tuesday night in Texas. Cheering our kids on while they play ball. Brought to you by our Texas Public Schools. #hd52 #pubed

[Tracy Fisher @antraasa]

Greg Abbott appoints the HHS Commissioner. The governor is no “compassionate conservative,” he is CRUEL. We need state leadership that is pro-CHILDREN. #ChristianNationalism is about POWER not Jesus. #WWJD #Vote

[Josh Cowen @joshcowenMI]

Have you noticed that the same DeVos and Koch lobbyists spending millions to attack public schools….are the same DeVos and Koch lobbyists who want you to believe their promises that vouchers won’t gut funding for public schools?

[J. Adams @adams_jaja]

@JamesEdge1964 You nailed it, James. You just described the real establishment RINOs hiding behind the Christian veil.

Radicalism and disrespect for our constitution is not conservative, and neither is it Republican.

[Josh Brodesky @joshbrodesky]

Marc LaHood is an unabashed supporter of vouchers. Nevertheless, it surprised us that he was unaware of the budget issues vouchers have created in Arizona. It's not a secret. Look before you leap. https://t.co/oPlhlikLeH

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

When we Christians interpret the Bible with an unforgiving literalism towards our fellow citizens, yet interpret it with great graciousness towards our preferred politicians, that is when we can be certain we are worshiping power instead of following Jesus.

[Suzanne Bellsnyder @sbellsnyder]

Here's a summary of @GregAbbott_TX direct spending against #rural Republicans because they acted independently to represent their districts and disagreed with him on ONE issue.

The Gov got a $6M donation from Jeff Yass a PA businessman which he told the media he would use to target these Representatives

Survived = @RepStanLambert & @DrewDarbyTX
Run Off = @GaryVanDeaver @repjohnkuempel @BurnsForTexas
Defeated = @RogersForTexas @stevefortx @ShineforTexas @travisfortexas @Bailesfortx

In the 🧵, I've added the "school choice" lobby spending by @AFCVictoryFund which consists of primarily outside of Texas donors.

To put this into perspective with the most eggregious case. There was over a $1M dollars spent by the two entities alone, funded by outside of Texas money to defeat @bailesfortexas for doing what he felt was best for his District.
To put this into a simple summary. These two efforts combined spent nearly a million dollars on attack ads against@Bailesfortx. .
#txlege #txed

[Suzanne Bellsnyder @sbellsnyder]

Here's a quick snapshot of the @AFCVictoryFund vs Texas Rural Republicans (as of filings available now).

@RogersForTexas
@ShineforTexas
@justinaholland
@travisfortexas
@KingForTexas
@charliegeren
@stevefortx
@RepStanLambert
@travisfortexas
@Bailesfortx
@GaryVanDeaver
@repjohnkuempel
@BurnsForTexas
@DrewDarbyTX

[Pastors for Children @pastors4txkids]

We will stop vouchers in the 89th #txlege

As we did in the 88th.

And a dozen sessions earlier.

They know it.

Which is why they troll us.

They are nervous.

After spending several $100 million @BetsyDeVos dollars.

They should be.

No vouchers in Texas.

Ever.

VOTE!

#txed

[San Angelo LIVE! @SanAngeloLIVE]

5% for the 'Big Guy' @DeAngelisCorey
In the final bill proposed to create the taxpayer-funded private school voucher scheme, the proposed legislation allows the Texas comptroller to hire at least one (1) Certified Educational Assistance Organizations (CEAO) that will hand out the voucher cash to the private schools based upon voucher-participating students managed by said CEAO. The CEAO, the 'Big Guy', gets 5% of the gross amount.

The voucher bill was programmed to cost around $461 million a year in 2025. This mean's Corey's bosses, the 'Big Guy', will get a $23 million windfall the first year. In 2026, vouchers will cost $1.9 billion and Corey's bosses will get $95 million of our tax dollars. By 2028, the cost of the vouchers increase to $2.3 billion, netting Corey's bosses $115 million a year.

Corey's take by year:
2025: $ 23 million
2026: $ 95 million
2027: $ 95 million (at least!)
2028: $115 million
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Total GRIFT by @DeAngelisCorey and his bosses in 4 years?
$328 million -- about 1/3 a billion bucks!

That's a WINDFALL! And they are getting paid that to GIVE OUT YOUR TAX DOLLARS to rich families living in Cinco Ranch so they can send their kids to Strake Jesuit-- all on your dime!

No wonder AFC Victory Fund spent $millions and $millions lying to rural Republican voters this year (about a the border crisis, not vouchers)!

The text in the image is from the #TXLege Budget Board fiscal notes about HB1 (4th 88th session) here: https://t.co/PNqpqmNPhe

[Jim Boyle @JimGBoyle]

The 𝐧𝐨. 𝟏 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬 is the DeVos and Uihlein funded American Federation for Children (𝐀𝐅𝐂). The AFC Victory Fund spent some $4.5M in political expenditures aimed at defeating anti-voucher rural Rs. Some in the Texas media have interpreted the defeat of 5 anti- voucher incumbents to the popularity of vouchers. That is false . @sbellsnyder

[Concerned Parent in North Texas @ZachRunsThings]

@Bo_French_TX Helpful Tip for Political Folks From Big Cities Who Are Used to Lying to Rural Conservatives:
You can tell rural Texans that the big city schools are woke and they will believe it, but when you tell rural Texans that their own schools are woke, they know you’re lying. 🤠🤙🏻

[Texas Parent PAC @TXParentPAC]

In Texas: Millions of dollars are being pumped into (mostly) rural communities to oust the state reps most supportive of public education - in retaliation for voting against Gov Abbott’s pet project: vouchers. #voteNOW #txed #txlege
https://t.co/F0bxAkH4l6

[Pastors for Children @pastors4txkids]

.@GregAbbott_TX enlists out-of-state billionaires to destroy public education:

@BetsyDeVos of Michigan, Jeffrey Yass of Pennsylvania.

Even his TX billionaires—@timdunntexas & Wilks Brothers—don’t have enough to buy every election.

Your vote stops this buyoff!

Vote #txed!

[Josh Cowen @joshcowenMI]

Former lobbyist weighs in👇