We're grateful to empower passionate educators and help their amazing ideas come to life! Thanks to our Inspire the Future donors, Austin Ed Fund awarded $517K to 80 projects across Austin ISD. #InspiretheFuture#AustinISD#AustinEdFund#OurAustinISD
And when Black people say, “We have to be twice as good to get half�� this is EXACTLY what we mean. America, you did not surprise me, you just showed us who you really are. #Election2024
When I was in high school, I started to notice something about my best friend, Wanda. She was sad at school, and there were times when she didn’t want to go home.
One day, I asked Wanda if everything was all right, and she confided in me that she was being sexually abused by her stepfather. I immediately told her she had to come live with us. I called my mother, and my mother said, “Of course she does.”
And so Wanda did.
Wanda’s story is one of the reasons I wanted to become a prosecutor. As a courtroom prosecutor, I felt a deep sense of responsibility to take on crimes and harms against women and children. When I had a case, I charged it not in the name of the victim but in the name of the people for one simple reason: In our system of justice, a harm against any one of us is a harm against all of us.
Through all my decades in law enforcement, I never asked a victim or a witness, “Are you a Republican or a Democrat?” The only question I ever asked was, “Are you okay?” That is the kind of president we deserve, and that is the kind of president I pledge to be.
As president, I will fight to protect our fundamental freedoms and make sure everyone has a right to safety, dignity, and justice.
Congratulations to Chief of Staff Robin Henderson for being named as the new Interim Chief of Police for APD! We wish you immense success in this new role. We're confident that your hard work, dedication & perseverance will ultimately make you one of our most successful leaders.
In my 17 years in education, I have never seen a school district place THIS MUCH creativity, effort, & intentionality into planning a host of thoughtful events & activities to celebrate #BHM like I have seen in @AustinISD. Shoutout to the committee! #AISDProud#WelcomeHome🍎
Did you know that @AustinEdFund awarded $300K in funding to 52 @AustinISD teacher-created projects in 2022? Help us impact even more teachers and students this year by giving to our @ILH_IGH#AmplifyAustin campaign at https://t.co/Sb5o9tuTG7!
One more month until #AmplifyAustin on March 1-2! @AustinEdFund is proud to participate alongside many notable nonprofits doing amazing work across Central TX. Start giving early anytime at https://t.co/Sb5o9tvrvF to impact @AustinISD students & teachers. #ILiveHereIGiveHere