Kimberly Reeves
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Kimberly Reeves
@edwonkkimmy
The #txlege policy reporter. Old school. Substack: kimmyr512.substack.com paprgl @gmail.com. #atx CD9
Austin, Texas
Joined June 2009
- Audible "wow" on the floor when Chair Geren said Paxton had made calls to members on the floor, threatening political retribution if they didn't stick with him. #txlege
- Lockhart ISD -- in partnership with Texas State -- is now PAYING their student teachers. It's like a year-long residency that includes a semester of teaching. That's one way to keep a teacher in your district. #E3Alliance #txlege #txed #DataDrivenDecisions
- The motion to vacate Robert Roberson’s execution is denied. #txlege
- OAG office scuttlebutt update: De La Garza was not the HR director when this Paxton scandal struck. That person was fired because he would not sign off of these OAG firings. De La Garza then was promoted because he would. #txlege #paxtontrial
- "How are we supposed to live here, knowing what has happened?" Dad asks @Uvalde_CISD. I've covered ISDs in Tx for 30 years. This is a very very tough ISD meeting. #txlege #txed
- Off to Keller. Can a school district split itself -- in a rather lopsided way that gets rid of the kids across the tracks -- just because it wants to? We'll hear some rationale tonight at a special called Keller ISD meeting.
- It's strange to see @MomsAGAbbott doing a better job of deconstructing GOP talking points than @texasdemocrats youtu.be/jUXrv38d3G0 via @YouTube #txlege #txed
- Closing comment from one of them: “I hope you all step on Legos.”The high school seniors who are addressing the Keller ISD trustees right now about this proposal are 🔥
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