Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 20/05/2025It took a minute to get my hands on a copy of this... 040
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 05/05/2025"Collin County is no longer a Republican stronghold. It’s a battleground. And Democrats are winning."lonestarleft.comMaga's Very Bad Night In TexasTexas Voters to Far-Right: Bless your heart, now pack it up. 130
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasLuke Warford @lukewarfordtx.bsky.social · 16/04/2025All roads to the White House go through Texas. For decades, Democrats could win the presidency with the “blue wall.” But the map is changing. My editorial in the @washingtonpost.com outlines why Texas isn’t just an opportunity for Democrats — it’s a necessity. 144
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasMichelle H. Davis @lonestarleft.com · 16/04/2025What happens when the platform means nothing and incumbency means everything?lonestarleft.comThe Democrats Helping The GOP Burn Texas DownWhat happens when the platform means nothing and incumbency means everything? 294
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasRep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos @handle.invalid · 16/04/2025“The surplus that we boast about so much is not the result of careful management of our resources. It’s not even the result of good luck. It’s the result of underfunding public education relative to the rest of the nation.” - @repjohnbryant.bsky.social #txlege 48123
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasRep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos @handle.invalid · 16/04/2025While HB 2 includes much-needed raises for teachers and puts some dollars into our schools, and I voted in favor of it, let’s be clear: it didn’t go nearly far enough. #txlege Read my full statement below: 👇 061
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasRep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos @handle.invalid · 17/04/202511+ hours into the fight for Texas students, teachers and neighborhood schools, and our state party chair is still here to support us. Thank you @kendallscudder.bsky.social!! #txlege 0255
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 15/04/2025"Administration officials currently claim that this entire fiasco was their plan all along. Let’s pretend for a second we believe them. Consider the devastating costs to the economy. And to all the savings and retirement plans of ordinary working people?"marketwatch.comThe United States is now an emerging market. Invest accordingly.You might say the U.S. is now an emerging market that sells for about 50% more than developed markets. 010
Reposted by Rachel Mello for Texasonion person @junlper.beer · 14/04/2025important context about the concentration camps in el salvador: 3134142713655
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 15/04/2025I stopped telling parts of my story long ago. That there are Americans that cheer this rise of fascism and the erosion of our civil liberties is beyond comprehension. The failure to imagine the ways in which this lawless administration will be weaponized against all of us will be our undoing. 051
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasRep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos @handle.invalid · 07/04/2025HB 44 and SB 31 aim to clarify Texas’s dangerous abortion laws, but as written, they could unintentionally open the door to prosecution of pregnant people and those who support them. We must work to protect all Texans from criminalization while upholding our rights to care and compassion. #txlege 03314
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 30/03/2025A new thing is happening in Texas Congratulations to our new Texas Democratic Party Chair, @kendallscudder.bsky.social 050
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 28/03/2025The East Texas Food Bank serves Rains County and 25 other East Texas counties. The loss of nearly $1 million worth of food and produce will impact families throughout the region. You can help by making a donation here: www.easttexasfoodbank.org/join-the-fig...kltv.comUSDA funding cuts cancel truckloads of food meant for East Texas Food BankFederal funding cuts are affecting the East Texas Food Bank’s ability to distribute meals to residents in need, the chief executive officer said Wednesday. 010
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 20/03/2025The Superintendent of the school district in the city of my birth celebrating a proposal by the elected Representative of my current home to strip my children and students of their civil rights. 110
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 16/03/2025"The jobs that could be hit by retaliation are especially concentrated in pockets of the upper Midwest, South and Southeast, including many rural parts of the country that are responsible for producing agricultural goods."nytimes.comMaps: Where Trump Voter Jobs Will Be Hit by TariffsNearly 8 million Americans work in industries targeted by the levies and the majority are Trump voters, a New York Times analysis shows 000
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Extraordinary moment — Nancy Pelosi issues a statement calling on Democratic senators to reject the House funding bill, i.e. to defy Chuck Schumer. "Democratic senators should listen to the women," she says, referring to Murray/DeLauro who want a 1-month stopgap bill instead. 1076423459558
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasMaxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Authoritarians govern through fear, not legislation. The simple fear of what they would do in certain situations can push even the opposition to capitulate. That’s success for them. We lose when we fold due to a hypothetical. We win when we challenge the REALITY that is hurting working people. 20276051988
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 13/03/2025"The state’s water plan says Texas does not have enough water supply to meet the growing need..." And we still aren't talking about the amount of water needed to support things like crypto mining and AI...texastribune.orgTexas is running out of water. Here’s why and what state leaders plan to do about it.The state’s water supply faces numerous threats. And by one estimate, the state’s municipal supply will not meet demand by 2030 if there’s a severe drought and no water solutions are implemented. 010
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 13/03/2025The Department of Education Dallas Office is regional and serves multiple states. As an educator and as parents, Clovis and I have had a working relationship with these professionals for nearly two decades.dallasnews.comU.S. Education Department to lay off all Dallas employees amid widespread national cutsThe Dallas office is just one of the regional offices getting eliminated as part of the national cuts. Other affected offices include San Francisco, New York,... 111
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 12/03/2025edreformnow.orgThree Charts Showing Who Secretary McMahon Cut at the Department of Education - Education Reform NowERN is a network of supporters across the advocacy and policymaking arenas working to expand what works and change what is broken in the public education system. 001
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 12/03/2025The Department of Education Office of Civil Rights is tasked with protecting students from discrimination within the school setting. I talked about the potential impacts of losing access to these protections here:mellofortexas.comOn Carnival Barkers and Magic Tricks"A republic, if you can keep it." ~ Benjamin Franklin, September 17, 1787 041
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 12/03/2025If you haven't taken the time to read Project 2025 and the Texas Republican Party platform, you might not know that Texas Republicans take a more extreme position regarding the existence of the Department of Education than is outlined in Project 2025. 110
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 10/03/2025An out-of-state billionaire gave Greg Abbott $12 million to pass a private school voucher scam. I'm joining my colleagues in requesting Mr. Jeff Yass testify before the Public Education Committee. Texans deserve to know who's behind this scam. 20496149
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Is anyone going to tell them that this bill will also outlaw cancer vaccines? www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com/news/228744/...europeanpharmaceuticalreview.commRNA cancer vaccine granted world-first approvalOnce commercialised, the mRNA cancer vaccine will offer a new option to treat advanced EBV-positive solid tumors and haematologic conditions. 120
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasRepresentative Mihaela E. Pleșa @plesafortexas.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Ready to get to work! Tomorrow is the first day of the Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services Committee. I’m honored to serve as Vice Chair of the Committee, and I look forward to hearing critical issues that impact our economy and financial future. #TXLege #HD70 1134
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 02/03/2025The fastest way to reduce property taxes is for the Legislature to fully fund public schools.educatorship.comThe $15,000 School Funding Shell Game: How Texas Politicians Hide the Truth in Plain SightTexas touts record $15k per student funding, but TEA data shows the state's share is at its lowest since 2014. Property taxes fill the gap. 021
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 01/03/2025The Here Right Matters Foundation was established by Alexander and Eugene Vindman and is led by veterans with decades of service in the U.S. Army and a record of on-the-ground work in Ukraine to support the country's Armed Forces, civil society, and every day people impacted by the war.hererightmattersfoundation.orgCommunity Passionate About Supporting Ukraine's Fight For FreedomFounded by veterans Alexander and Eugene Vindman, Fond supports Ukraine's Armed Forces, civil society, and those impacted by war with decades of service 072
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Vaccination is the best defense against the measles.wfaa.comThese North Texas schools have the lowest measles vaccination rates in the regionThe number of measles cases reported in Texas continues to grow. These are the North Texas schools most and least at risk of a breakout infection. 074
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 26/02/2025"As Collin County’s population grows, cities are struggling to maintain services. Municipalities have already pulled out of county contracts, with two more set to expire in October."wfaa.comRural Collin County seeks emergency services district amid rapid population growthThe proposal is driven by financial pressures and rapid population growth. 000
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Out of New Mexico When I said public education is the intersection of all public policy... 011
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 21/02/2025"We are already feeling the cuts and facing an increasing deficit each month," Coldiron said. "We have had to discontinue our milk delivery (half-gallon weekly) to Meals on Wheels recipients and to our daily congregate meal site recipients in Greenville, Commerce and Wolfe City."heraldbanner.comHunt County faces increased need as proposed SNAP cuts loomProposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could have significant consequences for Hunt County residents who rely on the program for essential food assistance. 000
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 19/02/2025It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic. When the fire starts to burn, every good person better be ready to man a post with a bucket of water if you want to stop it from raging out of control. 347223356264
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/02/2025We wanted them to have healthcare and a high paying job and a planet to live on and freedom. They want us to suffer. The parties are not the same. 465324417546
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 19/02/2025May we all find the courage to pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor in defense of this grand experiment. 020
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Fun fact: Public school teachers in Texas are required to swear an oath to uphold the Texas and US Constitutions. Private school teachers are not required to do the same. 062
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasNoel Candelaria @noelcandelaria.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Tx tchrs subsidize #TxEd public schools by at least $321 million annually, spending avg. of $856 out of pocket a year 4 their students. This doesn’t include education support professionals & admin. Shame on Abbott & #TxLege for diverting public ed $ to private school vouchers. 0139
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasDahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Make your calls. Go to your town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state and local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong. Not a sprint. Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you. 478280556987
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/02/2025One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight! 7568333825828
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasJen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 13/02/2025A Dept of Education employee says dept officials began firing probationary employees today. That is, employees who have been on the job for year or less. Half a dozen people were let go tonight from this person's team. 15498129
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasEsther @dungeonminister.bsky.social · 12/02/2025Lots of people I respect calling for folks to do more things together in this moment and I just want to add — if you’re disabled and have limited capacity + a hard time leaving bed/the house, virtual meetups and groups and actions absolutely count as doing things together! 015423
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 13/02/2025🎢abcnews.go.comTop public school teachers fear looming Department of Education changesPresident Donald Trump is preparing an executive order that would call for the secretary to submit a proposal to diminish the Education Department. 000
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasFrey For Texas @freyfortexas.bsky.social · 12/02/2025📢 Heads up to my Floridian neighbors! 📢 Since Matt Gaetz resigned, a special election is now set for April 1st! 😮 We have a chance to flip a seat, so we all need to be in support for Gay Valimont! 💪 If you have any Florida friends, make sure that they know an election is coming up! 162
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasBen Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 12/02/2025This period under Musk/Trump feels like early February in 2020—when a terrible thing was happening with breakneck speed, and the people paying close attention were hair-on-fire about it while the rest of the country carried on as normal. 1865357994
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 09/02/2025We're not talking enough about how the EO that targets DEI also criminalizes Accessibility. That is by design. Every single one of us, whether due to birth, injury, illness, or aging, will need accommodations for Accessibility. This EO targets every American when they are at their most vulnerable. 084
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasKarly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 09/02/2025🧵 If you’re applauding the abolishment of the Department of Education, you need to do a little research. You have ZERO clue what the DOE actually does. Here’s a reality check on what the Department of Education actually does: (1/14) 20763052364
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasRachel Mello @rachellmello.bsky.social · 09/02/2025I've had a lot of conversations with a lot of people this week, but the one that stands out the most is the one where I was talking about "my kids" and I was asked to distinguish between my kids and my students. Y'all. They're the same. 051
Reposted by Rachel Mello for TexasJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Abolishing the Department of Education will further decimate rural schools... And, for what? The Dept of Ed does not write curriculum -- that is done at the local and state level. The funding from the department mostly supports economically disadvantaged school systems. The poorest schools... 71392042446
Rachel Mello for Texas @mellofortexas.bsky.social · 07/02/2025I've been advised that the Department of Education has guaranteed my continued employment for the foreseeable future. 🤦♀️ Countdown to the next executive order ⏳ What a time to be alive 🎢😎 When I said public education is the intersection of all public policy... 131
