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John,
Gov. Abbott called yet another Special Session yesterday, and lawmakers are moving extremely quickly on his priority school voucher and anti-immigration legislation.
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At
9
a.m.
in
room
E1.030
,
the
House
Educational
Opportunity
&
Enrichment
Select
Committee
is
hearing
HB
1,
the
Governor's
unpopular
school
voucher
bill
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that
has
failed
session
after
session.
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At
10
a.m.
in
room
E2.016
,
State
Affairs
is
hearing
anti-immigrant
HB
4,
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which
would
allow
any
“peace
officer”
to
ask
anyone
for
proof
of
citizenship,
separate
undocumented
people
from
their
families,
and
drop
them
at
a
port
of
entry.
We need all hands on deck at the Capitol tomorrow morning! Can you help us defeat these harmful bills once again?
⭐ ACTIONS TO TAKE AT THE CAPITOL TOMORROW MORNING ⭐
Meet in the first-floor Capitol rotunda at 8 a.m. and look for TFN t-shirts and signs!
1.
Drop
cards
against
both
bills:
Dropping
a
card
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logs
your
stance
on
a
bill
and
is
submitted
to
the
official
bill
record.
This
action
can
only
be
taken
on
the
Capitol
grounds
when
a
committee
is
hearing
a
bill.
2.
Register
to
testify:
We
need
as
many
folks
as
possible
to
testify
against
these
bills!
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Testify
against
both
bills
if
you
have
the
knowledge
and
capacity,
and
if
not,
pick
the
one
you're
most
passionate
about.
Have questions? Need help with your testimony? Our team will be onsite to support you!
Can't make it to the Capitol in person?
Submit electronic comments opposing HB 1 on the House website! [[link removed]]
We've defeated both of these bills before, and tomorrow morning is our moment to show up and do it again. Let's make sure Gov. Abbott gets the message: We're still here and we won't stop fighting for our communities, no matter how many Special Sessions he calls!
In the fight,
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Organizing Director
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