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Nov 16, 2023Liked by Michelle H. Davis

This will likely be the only time u will hear me praise rural Texas R's.....they actually oppose this voucher program...not many exclusive private christian prep schools near Iraan or Big Lake

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Hopefully they can block it today. The debate starts at 10am. I'll be watching and update everyone later.

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Nov 17, 2023Liked by Michelle H. Davis

I am depending on rural Texas to say no

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Nov 16, 2023·edited Nov 16, 2023Liked by Michelle H. Davis

there are 254 counties in Texas....the vouchers will only work in at best 50 of them....

of course the real prep schools are already affordable by the preppy people, the catholics take care of their own.....the only one who need this are some gawd awful church of the sanctified crucified christ and unifyin inquisitor and 3 card monte concotion, small time, penny ante, non denominational, white nationalist, dominist church with a pastor and school board who were home schooled themselves......but heh Ken Copeland as Mojo Nixon* said about Elvis "needs the planes." God help us all......

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Nov 16, 2023Liked by Michelle H. Davis

*From Mojo Nixon's 'Elvis is Everywhere".

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Nov 17, 2023Liked by Michelle H. Davis

this is so incredibly terrifying!

i don’t even know what to do with myself.

i’ve emailed and called my useless, bootlicker of a rep many times despite knowing how he’ll vote, but what more can one do?

the fact that texans DO NOT want school vouchers / ESA’s means dick to abbott and every house republican who supports this bill!

god save us all if this passes.

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Yeah. With a $25 billion price tag, we just have hope the so-called fiscal conservatives come to their senses.

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Nov 17, 2023Liked by Michelle H. Davis

the outrageous cost would make anyone balk - but knowing that those billions are to be spent on only 1% of texas students is downright criminal!!

do you have any idea as to when the house plans to vote on this today??

thanks michelle!

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They've already started the debate. They are on the 2nd amendment now.

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Nov 23, 2023Liked by Michelle H. Davis

I think about using an excerpt of this essay in a Letter to the Editor, citing this newsletter. Your policy on that? I could repackage and still cite. Also, where can I find support for the Mary Jane $3 billion figure?

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I've said this on other newsletters: the GOP today is a three-headed Hydra of plutocracy, Xhristian nationalism, and white supremacy. The Texas GOP has distilled this triple-headed monster into an even purer form compared to the national party or other states' GOPers. Since they know they are headed for the demographic and ultimately electoral cliff, they are robbing the piggy bank of state taxpayers while the gettin' is gettin' good. None of us should be surprised by this.

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