Did you know that Rep. Tinderholt only won his seat in 2020 by 3,845 votes?
And he only spent $400,000+ of billionaire Tim Dunn's money to do it.
Please will you donate now to help me defeat this billionaire's pro-voucher puppet?
#txlege
#prodemocracy
Texas Republicans plan to add sales tax to groceries, childcare, prescriptions, and other necessities in order to reduce property taxes for corporations.
#txlege
#vote
Texas Republicans banned:
• Abortions
• Black history
• Gender-affirming care
• Drag Shows
• Library books
• Gun sense laws
• Diversity on college campuses
• Local control
As bad as Republicans want to destroy this state, you know it can be worse
#txlege
I’m running for State Rep. to build a stage for solutions, not a soapbox to sound off divisive rhetoric.
I'll fight to restore a woman's rights, protect our environment, and fund our public schools!
CHIP IN AND TELL TONY HE’S TOAST!
#txlege
#HD94
I just filed to run against Tony Tinderholt! Our goal is clear: build a brighter, friendlier future for all Texans.
Chip in towards our filing week goal and keep the momentum going. Together we will flip
#Hd94
💪!
#Txlege
#runforoffice
—->
“Texas women cannot be prisoners in their own state, and when I am elected, I will stand up for women’s freedoms to get the health care they need, close to home and without fear of criminalization”
Texas leads the nation in food insecurity, with over 300,000 people in Tarrant County in need of accessible, nutritious food. And yet, our Governor passed on $450 million summer lunch program for low-income families.
It was never about the kids.
#txlege
#tarrantcounty
WATCH: “This bill is not only un-constitutional and un-American, it’s deeply un-Christian.”
- Rep.
@jamestalarico
to Texas Republicans as they try to force public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom.
Maybe Tony should read the Constitution and a Bible.
Texas Republicans are trying to force public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom.
I told the bill author: “This bill is not only un-constitutional and un-American, it’s deeply un-Christian.”
#txlege
Can anyone explain why Republican politicians want millions of Texas children to suffer hunger, illness, and abuse? With our 33 billion dollar surplus, there are no excuses.
#txlege
It’s no joke to be a child in Texas. In two weeks one agency
@TexasHHSC
kicked 1 million kids off Medicaid, was found in contempt of court for mismanaging Foster Care and now refuses $450m to feed 3.8m school children. What did these kids do to deserve this?
#txlege
My name is Denise and I’m running to defeat Tony Tinderholt. Experts say that he's one of the most vulnerable Texas representatives this year – but he has a billionaire sponsor. Will you donate now to help turn Tarrant County from purple to Blue?
#txlege
I’m running for State Rep. to build a stage for solutions, not a soapbox to sound off divisive rhetoric.
I'll fight to restore a woman's rights, protect our environment, and fund our public schools!
CHIP IN AND TELL TONY HE’S TOAST!
#txlege
#HD94
I'm running against Tony because he's been awful for Texas women like myself.
I'm running against Tony because I take seriously the oath we both swore to uphold the Constitution.
I'm running against Tony because flipping this seat is crucial to returning sanity to Texas.
#txlege
Feeding a hungry child should not be a partisan issue.
20%, or 1 in 5 Texas children experiences hunger because of poverty.
Texas can do better for our children.
#txlege
#vote
#children
At least fifteen states, all helmed by Republican governors, are opting not to participate in a new federally funded free summer meal program, making it harder for kids to receive "proper healthy foods.”
Rep. Tinderholt of House District 94 was a coauthor of the cruel Texas Abortion Ban. Let’s vote Capriglione and Tinderholt out of office and protect Women’s Health Care.
#txlege
I don’t wear rainbow items to tell you who’s in my bed. I support
#pride
so the couple down the street knows they are safe. So the family in the library knows they aren’t alone. So the boy who wears makeup knows I won’t judge. I support pride because of those who make them afraid
This November, you have a clear choice in Texas. Vote for candidates who support our public schools, or vote for candidates who support welfare for the rich. Republicans claim they are fiscally responsible, but not when it comes down to what their billionaire bosses want.
#txlege
Visit a cemetery. See all the baby graves from before the 1950s? After that, very few. That's when parents began to vaccinate their children against deadly childhood diseases. If you're unsure what to do to protect children, the answer is literally written in stone.
#VoteBlue2024
This year, Democratic pro-choice women defeated Republicans at the ballot box in Virginia, deep-red Kentucky, and Ohio. Choice was on the ballot, and choice won.
#VoteBlue2024
#WomensHealth
Abbott’s voucher program goes against Texas values. We believe in quality education for all.
It's imperative for all of us, regardless of political affiliation or background - be it parents, educators, or Texans from all walks of life to unite in protecting our schools.
#TxLege
When our public schools thrive, our communities thrive. The recent decisions by many public schools districts to lay off valuable staff represent a broader issue of flagrant and abusive disregard for Texas children by
@GregAbbott_TX
.
Vote for a
#txlege
that funds
#txed
!
Far-right billionaires Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks want to destroy Texas public schools.
They’ve spent millions trying to prop up candidates who will vote for their voucher scam.
The politicians they’ve purchased may be for sale, but our public schools are not.
As a mother and a longtime PTA volunteer, I will be a strong advocate for parents and families in
#HD94
. We need a representative that understands how important strong public schools are to the future of education in Texas!
@stevanzetti
Governor Abbott disrespects the life of a murdered Texan and US Air Force veteran Garret Foster, and disregards that jury’s just verdict and the rule of law.
@LoneStarLeft
Women, Are You Listening? Rep Tinderholt said [punishment for abortion] would make people “consider the repercussions” of having sex. This is a repercussion. Republicans are anti-marital sex.
#txlege
#Roevember2024
#vote
Texas! Are these your priorities? Defunding our
#publicschools
? Criminalizing
#CBD
from hemp?
Going after
#churches
who help the indigent?
Let’s
#turntexasblue
so we can focus on issues that help Texans, not hurt.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick just released issues he wants senators to focus on before the 2025
#txlege
session.
There's something for everyone.
- Ban Delta 8 and 9.
- Examine charitable bail groups.
- Crack down on squatters.
- Study cost of cutting all school property taxes.
Tim Dunn invests millions to back hard-right politicians like Tinderholt who harm ordinary Texans by voting only for Dunn’s selfish agenda. Read and remember this article when incendiary truth-less messages start arriving in your mail.
#txlege
Really good article in
@RollingStone
diving into not only what Tim Dunn has been doing in Texas, but his expanding focus into a 2024 Trump presidency and imposing Dunn’s version of Christianity on all.
#txlege
Today
@reptinderholt
voted against the amendment filed to remove school vouchers from the Texas House’s massive public education funding bill. Why can’t we fully fund our public schools and give raises to our teachers first?
No vouchers. No bribes. No deals.
#VoucherScam
#txlege
@CariMarshallTX
Per your request, Ms. Marshall, map of residential location of all January 6th defendants from Texas.
One behind the current tally of 99 for TX, but we'll post the updated map next week.
For the third time in a year, Donald Trump declares his pro-polio, pro-measles, and pro-infectious disease promise.
If you want children to be paralyzed, blind, or die, vote for
@realDonaldTrump
.
If you like healthy kids, and a healthy country, make sure he loses.
We must pass laws to protect IVF. In 2021, 86,146 infants born were conceived through IVF.
In 2018, over 69% of the 120,000 individuals of reproductive age diagnosed with cancer required fertility preservation procedures.
#txlege
#vote
#reproductiverights
Unlike my opponent, I oppose Trump. It's not about politics. I've voted for both parties.
As a patriot, I reject a cheating, lying, racist, treasonous, fascist, and vile man who attacks the military, and wants to destroy the America I love.
It's really that simple.
#bluestarmom
A few weeks ago, AZ state Senator
@EvaBurchAZ
suffered the very same pregnancy complication that will now be deadly for AZ women. Now she’s urging sane Republicans to stand with Democrats against MAGA.
🚨NEW ELEVEN FILMS🚨
MAGA Republicans want a national abortion ban.
DEMOCRATS will always DEFEND a woman’s right to choose! 🇺🇸
PLEASE SHARE this emotional video:
#DemocratsDefendWomen
Trump's utter contempt for our military makes him unfit to command our Armed Forces. Any candidate who endorses the convicted felon Trump commits a slap in the face to our active duty service members.🇺🇸
#txlege
#navymom
#bluestarmom
#airforcebrat
#veterans
Texas’ economic future will be determined by the success of our public schools. For this reason, Texas citizens and the officials they elect should support the public school system and its capacity for progress and reinvention.
My grandparents immigrated from Italy in 1907. We are a nation of immigrants. It breaks my heart that so much of our current leadership ignores the humanity in the border crisis. Let's work together to find solutions that work.
#PassTheBorderBill
#Immigrants
@LoneStarLeft
They can make up to $700 a day. Some of them travelled to Texas because the money is “the best they’ve ever had.” The petition pushers are everywhere.
Many Texans can’t afford housing, health care, child care, and college. This election is a choice between a candidate who will fight to lower costs and one who spent 10 years passing laws to benefit billionaire Tim Dunn and trying to take away rights from everyone else.
#txlege
And Texas Republicans are proposing eliminating sales tax exemptions on groceries, prescription drugs, OTC, and childcare! Putting more of the tax burden on working families and seniors.
#txlege
Republicans have been in charge for 30 years. We have high taxes because of Republicans.
People who believe Republicans have better economic positions have obviously never lived in a Republican state.
#txlege
The more students study music, the better they perform in math and reading. But when districts cut budgets, music is often the first to go. Meet two educators who are steadfast in their commitment to their students and the lasting effects of music.
The vast majority of Texans know that reproductive care is health care — but extremists terminated Roe v Wade and are pushing punishment for women and doctors because they don’t believe in privacy, but do believe in controlling women.
#TrustWomenRestoreRoe
!
#txlege
I believe in
Limited State Control
Freedom
Civic Duty
Justice
Privacy
Representative Democracy
Prioritizing our Community not billionaires
Leaving the world a better place for our children.
#txlege
#stopthebans
@KellyRasti
Nobody's really paying attention to what Texas is doing to districts' SHARS reimbursements. The state adopted a rule that cuts Medicaid reimbursements for covered services by 50%. It's $250 million the state is cutting from what school districts received for special ed. services.
It’s so hot, I bought a loaf of bread and by the time I got home, it was toast. We can save our tax dollars and keep our air conditioning on during these hot summers if Texas connects to the U.S. grid. Tell Tony he’s toast.
#txlege
#powergridfailure
All people need the same things. A home for their family, good health, the opportunity to chase their dreams, and a fair chance to live their best possible life. How do our elected officials best support the American Dream for everyone?
#txlege
#publicservice
#texanstogether
Texas GOP exec. committee member agrees with Tim Dunn that only Christians should be leaders. Rachel Horton also fought a Texas GOP ban on antisemites + Holocaust deniers that was proposed after we found numerous white supremacists tied to Dunn's groups (including Nick Fuentes).
Yesterday, 1000s of individuals, each unique in their own way, came together in downtown Arlington to celebrate
#Eclipse2024
. Consider the possibilities if we put aside our differences and work towards a brighter future that benefits all Texans.
#txlege
#vote
🌞
With the “Contract with Texas” Rep Tinderholt is pushing us to be more like Washington DC, doing everything along party lines. But the bitter partisanship in DC has hit a breaking point, forcing Congress to work together to get their jobs done.
#txlege
#BetterTogether
In Texas 1 in 5 women have been sexually assaulted at some point in their lifetime. Over 80% of Texans who were sexually assaulted DID NOT report to law enforcement.
Let’s breakdown the numbers shall we?
519,981 rapes since RvW overturned.
64,565 resulted in Pregnancies
58,979 were in states w No exceptions
26,313 of those were in Texas, nearly 5x higher than the next state, Missouri.
Texas is
#1
in pregnancies resulting from rape!
Texas has the ninth-largest economy in the world and a $32.7 billion budget surplus, but our schools are starved for resources.
How did this happen?
#txlege
#saynotovouchers
#Vote
Texas ranks
#1
as the Worst State for Mental Health. Beyond the tragic human toll, it’s also bad for business. Depression and anxiety cost US businesses $225 billion annually in lost productivity and absenteeism, per the WHO.
#MentalHealthMatters
51 years since Roe, women’s reproductive rights are eliminated by extremists like Tony Tinderholt.
Extreme policies endanger women.
We cannot let this continue. On Roe's anniversary, join me, let's defeat Tinderholt, and codify women’s reproductive rights into law.
#txlege
Texas sued to block the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act back in 2023 because it would cause “irreparable injury” in the form of added costs and hassle. The Texas GOP is leading the attack on pregnant women.
#txlege
#pregnancy
#voteblueforfamilies
There are 17 gop states suing the federal government over the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The act protects access to very basic things, among which are:
- bathroom breaks
- access to water
- being able to sit or stand as needed
- allowing for lactation
So let's be clear, in
House Republicans’ plan considers anyone making over $80,652 a high income earner. They want to remove spousal benefits from “high income” earners.
They’re forcing you to give birth (w/ no childcare assistance) and zero SS if you stay home to raise them.
Abbott wants to copy the Arizona scandal
Zero academic accountability
Zero fiscal accountability
Zero transparency
Vouchers = scam
#txlege
#FollowTheMoney
📽️ A shocking report from
@abc15
revealed luxury purchases throughout the ESA voucher program — all approved by Supt. Horne’s ADE.
The
#AZLeg
designed the ESA program with NO controls & NO accountability -- so it should be NO surprise that waste, fraud, & abuse are rampant 😡
Your voice carries more weight in a local election than a national one.
For the presidential election, your vote is one in 161 million.
For your State Representative, your vote is one in 141,000.
#Votedownballot
#txlege
#democracy
Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Tinderholt did not do the job he was elected to do for Texas House District 94. What do we do with an employee who can't learn his job after 8 years?
#txlege
#vote
#firehim
🔥
Donald Trump's dinner guest at Mar-a-Lago Nick Fuentes says that when the America First movement takes power, all non-Christians will be executed: "They must be absolutely annihilated when we take power."
In these challenging times, let's resist the temptation of divisive rhetoric. Instead, let's harness the power within each of us to build bridges, foster inclusion, and elevate all voices.Together, we can create a world filled with compassion and empathy.
#Unity
#Inclusion
#txlege
Texas needs more effective alternatives than jail to treat the mentally ill. This story is heartbreaking. The woman whose baby died after birth in jail could receive biggest settlement in
#TarrantCounty
history.
#txlege
Local elections garner less voter turnout than national elections. However, these elections hold immense importance for residents in Texas. City council and school board members have the power to make decisions that directly impact your daily lives.
#yourvotematters
#Maythe4th
We can do better! In Texas, 98% of all 254 counties are designated as mental health professional shortage areas. The state ranks last in the nation for access to mental health care.
#txlege
#mentalhealthnow
I remember the shock of Columbine and the nation’s shared grief at the loss of those children.
I’m honored to be a Gun Sense Candidate who won’t kneel before the gun lobby and will enact evidence-backed solutions to keep our children safe from
#gunviolence
.
#txlege
Twenty-five years ago today, two heavily armed students shot and killed 12 students and one teacher and wounded 21 more people at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. It remains the deadliest mass shooting and school shooting in Colorado’s history.
Every year, my birthday serves as a reminder to schedule my annual mammogram. Women's healthcare access is a top priority for my campaign. Research shows that women beginning yearly mammograms at age 40 save lives.
#txlege
#mammograms
#earlydetection
#expandmedicaid
Using tax dollars to provide school vouchers is opposed by 57% of Texas voters and supported by only 36%. I promise to represent my district, not a billionaire donor.
#txlege
via
@baptist_news
Are you a Democrat in Texas? Do you want to help out but aren’t sure where to start? Here are potential flippable seats in the
#txlege
. Volunteer and donate to the Democrats running in these seats.
🧑⚖️Legalize it
📑Regulate it
🌿Grow it
💰Tax it
🏙️Reinvest in the communities hurt the most by the failed war on drugs.
If we do those five things, everyone wins.
#txlege
#420day
Can we get 500 retweets as quickly as possible on this new ad that was made for 4/20 to draw attention to the disparity in marijuana arrests between Black and white users. Retweet far and wide.
Another Texan sentenced for assaulting police officers at the Capitol attack.
Donald Trump promised to pardon this violent criminal if he wins in November.
A reminder that Tinderholt endorsed Trump.
#Vote
!
#txlege
#VoteBlue2024ProtectDemocracy
NEW
Ryan Nichols, a Trump supporter who assaulted officers with pepper spray and called for additional violence after the Capitol attack, was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison and fined $200,000
A reminder that Donald Trump promised to pardon this criminal if
Tinderholt likes to “use hyper-technical points of order to kill good bills” rather than support legislation to bring good jobs to Tarrant County.
#txlege
@TexasHouse
Tinderholt action blocks film bill favored by Fort Worth, draws criticism from Goldman
I am proud to announce that I've been selected as a Candidate for Common Good!
@VoteCommon
Good is a non-partisan effort that is working towards bringing together people of all faiths to overcome religious extremism and vote for the "Common Good" of our communities.
#txlege
Legislators from both parties are beginning to highlight the extraordinary challenges school districts face due to a shortage of state investments in Texas classrooms.
#txlege
#txed
Big Government Republicans think they can tell young married couples to be celibate unless they intend to conceive.
No IUDs
No BCPs
No mifepristone
And no IVF if you need help to start your family.
This is not freedom.
#txlege
#Hypocrites
#stayoutofourbedrooms
The Republican Party of Texas is coming for IVF, they are coming for mifepristone, they're coming for your IUDs, and they want to give women the death penalty for abortion care.
#txlege
Progressive isn't a four-letter word – it's the compass pointing us toward a brighter future. Let's celebrate the journey of improvement, innovation, and positive change. Embrace progress because, trust me, it's a word worth cheering for!
#ProgressIsPositive
#txlege