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Christopher Tackett @cjtackett@mastodon.social Profile picture
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May 22 • 3 tweets • 3 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
The Senate committee substitute for Texas HB100 is out. It’s being heard by the Senate at 8:30 this morning.

- Cuts the basic allotment per kid in House version down from $6,250 to $6,210
- Adds in $8,000 voucher for kids who bail on public schools for private
#txlege #txed ImageImage
From data put out by the Texas Comptroller, the basic allotment (at $6,160 since 2019) just keeping up with inflation should be $7,325.

House version of HB100 put it at $6,250 ($1,075 short). The Senate wants to lower it to $6,210 to help fund vouchers. 🤯
#txlege #txed
And the Senate committee hearing is done. Vote on the committee substitute for HB100 was 9-3.
All Republican members of the committee voted for vouchers.
All Democratic members voted against.

If public schools matter to you, quit voting for Republicans.
#txlege #txed

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Christopher Tackett @cjtackett@mastodon.social Profile picture
May 9
Chaplains in public schools, replacing counselors (SB763), passed the House yesterday. Every Republican was for it

This is what they voted for. Rocky Malloy was an invited witness in both chambers. He runs Mission Generation and National School Chaplain Association
#txlege (1/2)
(2/2) Chaplains in public schools, replacing counselors (SB763), passed the House yesterday. Every Republican was for it

More from Rocky Malloy, an invited witness in both chambers. He runs Mission Generation and National School Chaplain Association
This is the push
#txlege
Want to know what it takes to be a public school chaplain, replacing a certified school counselor? Here is Rocky Malloy of the National School Chaplain Association to fill you in.

And he also gives you some idea of what their “job” could include. This was passed by #txlege #txed
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Christopher Tackett @cjtackett@mastodon.social Profile picture
Apr 2
When they talk about wanting to return to “traditional values”, they are talking about an idealized time (for those like them), when white men held all the power and women knew their place. It’s patriarchy.

The imagery of the time drives that point home. Painfully. (1/6) 🧵 ImageImageImageImage
“Traditional values”

“If your husband ever finds out”
“Most husbands, nowadays, have stopped beating their wives”
“Is it always illegal to kill a woman”
“She was ready to have him walk all over her”
(2/6) ImageImageImageImage
“Traditional values”

“Think of all the planning that goes into meals to make him contented!”
“Get out of the kitchen sooner”
“That’s what wives are for”
“It’s a wifesaver!”
(3/6) ImageImageImageImage
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Christopher Tackett @cjtackett@mastodon.social Profile picture
Mar 18
👏 Wow. Just wow. This op-Ed from Amarillo teacher Cecily Riesenberg should be the final word on vouchers and “school choice” in Texas. It won’t be, but it should be. It’s that good. 👏 #txed #txlege

amarillo.com/story/opinion/…
The analogy in the article above, about country clubs and swimming pools, immediately reminded me of this piece about community pools and desegregation. Vouchers bring strong parallels.
#txed #txlege
marketplace.org/2021/02/15/pub… Image
Don’t forget, it’s 💰 and ⛪️ driving the voucher push. Not kids. This 👇 is what they are running from, and who they want to hurt. Any damage to rural schools that fit their desired demographic, well, that’s just collateral damage, an acceptable loss. #txed #txlege
Read 6 tweets
Christopher Tackett @cjtackett@mastodon.social Profile picture
Mar 11
The Texas Voucher Math. A 🧵

Texas Voucher Plan = $8,000 per student
Average Texas Home value = $290,000
Average Property Tax rate = 1.80%
Average Taxes Paid = $5,220
So even with one kid, it’s not really “my taxes”. It’s “our taxes”. A family with 2 or more…
#txlege #txed
The Texas Voucher Math (2/4)
Texas Voucher Plan = $8,000 per student
Average cost of K-8 Private school = $10,000
Average cost of 9-12 Private school = $13,000
So even with a voucher, it doesn’t cover tuition, meaning it’s not for low income families.
#txlege #txed
The Texas Voucher Math (3/4)

Texas Voucher Plan = $8,000 per student
Texas Public School Basic Allotment = $6,160 per student
So the state is acknowledging it is more expensive to educate kids, but won’t fully support public schools with a higher basic allotment
#txlege #txed
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Christopher Tackett @cjtackett@mastodon.social Profile picture
Feb 28
"Get married, stay married, and be fruitful and multiply" is the tag line for Texas HB2889.
Stay married - 10% tax reduction
Have 2 kids - 40% tax reduction
Have 10 kids - 100% reduction

This is handmaids tale, where women are pushed to be broodmares. They want more white kids. ImageImage
Correction!
To get the 40% tax reduction, you have to have 4 kids. 1, 2, or 3 kids and you don't get any additional tax relief. You've got to get to 4 to make the money roll in.
We need more white kids! Image
🧒of 👨‍🦰👩 = ✅ (🧒must be born after married, because of sin)
Adopted 🧒of 👨‍🦰👩 = ✅
Adopted 🧒of one parent, who is married to someone who is a widow or widower = ✅

So if you were married and had kids, got divorced, and then remarried, you are SOL. Because divorce is a sin. Image
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Christopher Tackett @cjtackett@mastodon.social Profile picture
Feb 27
The difference between what the Tarrant County Judge lists as legislative priorities vs the National Association of Counties couldn't be more stark.

NACo is focused on making life better for citizens. O'Hare's is nothing but a Christian nationalist's wish list.
Transformative Property Tax Relief - seek to eliminate M&O property taxes, putting future public school funding at risk.
Culture of Life - control and impose patriarchy
Protect Texas Children - demonizing transgender kids and their parents, and drag shows, plus more guns.
Secure the border - Build the wall
Empowering Parents in education - Taxpayer money to pay for religious indoctrination
Strengthen election integrity - Because fraud is rampant
Protecting Religious Liberty - to impose beliefs on others
Safeguard Business - F*ck public safety
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