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@texasaft.org
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Proudly dubbed the "most aggressive" group for Texas educators. Representing 66,000 K-12, higher education, and retired school employees. We're #Allin for Texas public schools, colleges, & universities ✊ Affiliated with AFT & the AFL-CIO.

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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 03/08/2026
NEW!! We gathered our thoughts and put pen to paper on issues that have been left unresolved in Texas public education. Education employees and students, from pre-K to university, deserve better from our elected officials. Sign on today if you agree (it'd be hard not to) texasaft.org/openletter
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 08/07/2026
Let us, or even better, Greg Abbott, know your thoughts🤔
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 10/04/2026
Public universities and community colleges across Texas are being used as toys for political games. We're here to tell them: the futures of our students are not things to be played with. @utaustinaaup.bsky.social @texasaaup.bsky.social @handsoffcentraltx.bsky.social
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 30/03/2026
Our hearts go out to the community impacted by the incident in Bulverde this morning.  Members are encouraged to utilize AFT's Trauma Counseling service at www.aft.org/benefits/trauma
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 13/03/2026
After last week's primary election results, Texas AFT COPE has endorsed @jamestalarico.bsky.social for U.S. Senate.👏 His dedicated work on the Public Education Committee during multiple legislative sessions has made Texas AFT confident that Rep. Talarico will stand for education employees in D.C.
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 10/03/2026
What an energizing @sxswedu.com panel! 🤠 Grateful for the perspective on the past, present, and future of vouchers from @ginafortexas.bsky.social, student activist Ayaan Moledina, & AISD Educator Megan Vasquez! Thanks to all attendees, including @rweingarten.bsky.social 👏 @zephcapo.bsky.social
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 05/03/2026
This is what it looks like when working families organize.✊ Thank you, Houston. Your energy and enthusiasm is unmatched. Congratulations once again to @ginafortexas.bsky.social, and thank you to all of our speakers and attendees 🥳 @texasaflcio.org @aft.org
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 04/03/2026
Congratulations to @ginafortexas.bsky.social for earning her race for democratic candidate for Governor!! 🥳 If you're in the Houston area, celebrate tomorrow at our Working Families Rally!! RSVP: www.mobilize.us/texasaft/eve...
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 08/02/2026
Great day in #SanAntonio with our members at #TexasAFTRLC26 #ALL_IN @zephcapo.bsky.social
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 07/02/2026
From Elected Leaders to Support Professionals to Worksite Leaders, all RLC attendees are learning something new and growing in San Antonio!! #All_In
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 29/01/2026
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 29/01/2026
We’re gathered on A&M’s campus to remind Texas that academic freedom is foundational for success for both student and professor ✊ @texasaaup.bsky.social @aaup.org @tamu-aaup.bsky.social
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 28/01/2026
Yesterday, Gov. Abbott announced a freeze on H-1B visa applications at Texas public universities and state agencies. Following the announcement, professors have deep concerns about the ability of Texas to compete globally in key fields like science, technology, engineering, and medicine.
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 26/01/2026
Today, @zephcapo.bsky.social submitted a declaration in Texas AFT’s lawsuit against the TEA over unlawful investigations into Texas educators in the aftermath of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The union also filed a motion requesting a preliminary injunction from the court.
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 10/12/2025
Texas AFT is proud to announce our endorsement of @ginafortexas.bsky.social for Governor 🎉 After years of serving as an education advocate in the Tx House, we are confident that she will stand strong for what best serves our schools and students! Read more online: www.texasaft.org/releases/tex...
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 24/11/2025
What the shirt says 👇😀 join.texasaft.org
T-shirt reads, "Our working conditions are our students' learning conditions. Unionize!"
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 23/11/2025
Last weekend, we pitched a tent on Open Congress for our third year sponsoring the Texas Tribune Festival! At our table, we gave visitors the opportunity to test their Texas K-12 & higher ed knowledge the only way we know how: a pop quiz 😘 Think you can beat them? ⤵️ www.texasaft.org/profession/k...
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 21/11/2025
Our corporate sponsor Horace Mann’s gratitude for educators runs deep, and during this season of giving, they are showing their appreciation by giving educators the chance to win big. Enter for your chance to win today! Winners will be announced on Dec. 2! www.horacemann.com/programs/giv...
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 04/11/2025
Tesla’s board wants to hand Elon Musk the biggest corporate payout in history that could be worth almost $100 billion per year for a decade. We won’t stand by while billionaires cash in & working families get left behind. Join us and our partners tomorrow: www.mobilize.us/texasaft/eve...
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 31/10/2025
Tomorrow's Halloween - and the last day to vote early! Between the tricks and treats, set aside time to make your plan for Election Day if you still need to cast your ballot! 👉 Find your polling place and more info at vote.texas.gov.
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 19/10/2025
From #DFW to the #RGV. In Central Texas. Along the Gulf Coast. And everywhere in between. We have one message: #NoKings ✊ 📷 👇 Dallas: Alliance/AFT w/state Rep. John Bryant McAllen: McAllen AFT, PSJA AFT Austin: ACC AFT Corpus Christi: CCAFT
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 18/10/2025
Central Texas said, hold my paleta 🍦 Good to see so many folks from Education Austin, Education Round Rock, @utaustinaaup.bsky.social , & @texasaaup.bsky.social! #NoKings #Allin #DefendHigherEducation @aft.org
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 18/10/2025
Out in the West Texas town of El Paso ... No one does it better than Socorro AFT ✊💪 @aft.org #NoKings #Allin
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 18/10/2025
👋 Howdy from Houston + Pearland. @aft.org showing up and out for democracy. #NoKings #Allin @zephcapo.bsky.social @hft2415.bsky.social
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 13/10/2025
Where were you on June 14? Whether you were in Houston (📷), at another event statewide, or at home, you're invited to the #NoKings Day sequel on Oct. 18! Head to go.aft.org/nokings to find an event near you ✊
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 09/10/2025
We're less than a week away from th launch of this year's membership survey! 👀 Keep an eye on your inbox as the first 15 members to complete it will receive a FAST 15 FREE ticket to the @texastribune.org #TribFest25 this November 🎉
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 08/10/2025
The Texas Tribune Festival returns Nov. 13–15 in downtown Austin! Join bold thinkers and doers for three days of conversations shaping the future of Texas and beyond.  Texas AFT is a proud sponsor of #TribFest25, presented by JPMorganChase.  🎫 Get your tickets: trib.it/tribfest2025...
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 27/09/2025
🖐️ Raise your hand if you're in this picture. New report from @epi.org shows that teacher pay is falling further and further behind other college graduates. It's beyond time to end the starving of public schools. Read more: www.epi.org/publication/...
Economic Policy Institute: The Teacher Pay Penalty Reached a Record High in 2024.
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 25/09/2025
👏👏 Important read from Pauline Turner Strong, president of @utaustinaaup.bsky.social. www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 13/09/2025
On Wednesday, our leadership wrote to TASA and TASB urging the organizations to respect the @unitehere.org Local 23 strike in Houston. Solidarity forever ✊ www.texasaft.org/wp-content/u...?
A message of solidarity to TASA and TASB: "We are moved to think about how the children of these workers will have brighter futures if their parents win their fight for better lives today. We are inspired by the courage and righteousness of the Hilton workers' stroke, and we adopt their picket line as our own. As such, we join them in their request that you cancel all business at the Hilton during the strike."
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 11/09/2025
24 years ago, great tragedy fell upon our country. If you're uncertain how to incorporate the details of 9/11 in your classroom, AFT's @sharemylesson.bsky.social is here to support you.  sharemylesson.com/collections/...
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 09/09/2025
Keep your hands from freezing ... union style 😎 store.texasaft.org/can-coolers/
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 08/09/2025
📢 Ten Commandments FAQs 🔹School districts DO NOT have to buy Ten Commandments posters. They just have to accept private donations of them. 🔹It has to be the *specific* version of the Ten Commandments stated in the text of Senate Bill 10.
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 05/09/2025
Houston Hilton Americas hotel workers are on STRIKE! On Labor Day, our members walked the picket line with UNITE HERE Local 23 as workers told their bosses that one job should be enough.   Want to help? Contribute to the striking workers' hardship fund: www.gofundme.com/f/support-hi... #1u
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 04/09/2025
The Texas Teacher of the Year finalists have been announced! Congratulations to all six amazing educators, but here's a special shout to TWO of our members in the running! 🍎 Pooja Mulgaonker, SPED teacher, Education Austin 👩‍🏫 Miryam Gonzalez, dual language preschool teacher, San Antonio Alliance
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 03/09/2025
TONIGHT, the Texas House is voting on whether to concur with changes the Senate made to the STAAR Bill (HB 8). This bill is missing the necessary safeguards to actually be an improvement for students and schools. Make sure your representative knows that.  www.texasaft.org/policy/testi... #TxLege
89th Special Legislative Session Update. Without basic concerns addressed and without robust input from educators, parents, and other stakeholders, H B 8 falls short of being the testing reform Bill that Texans demand and that has bipartisan support. Tell your representative: Fight the Senate. Oppose House Bill 8."
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 30/08/2025
When one family member joins the union, the WHOLE family joins too. Get your little union member a Texas AFT onesie just in time for Labor Day!! 😉 store.texasaft.org
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 13/08/2025
We've teamed up with Students Engaged in Advancing Texas & @jamestalarico.bsky.social‬ to pitch a panel for #SXSWEDU: Vouchers & the Future of Texas Public Education. For that panel to become a reality, we need our public ed community to vote for it online before 8/24! 👉 🚨 tinyurl.com/seatsxsw26
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 06/08/2025
It's official, the funds have been released! 🎉 🔗 More on this UNION WIN: democracyforward.org/updates/ed-f...
Quote from Texas A-F-T President Zeph Capo that is included in full at the linked story in post.
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 30/07/2025
MAJOR WIN 🎉 After our lawsuit, the Trump Administration says it will now release the $6 billion in federal education funding it has withheld. We're keeping up the pressure tho. There are no plans to drop this suit until the funds are in our districts. democracyforward.org/updates/educ...
Democracy Forward headline: Win for Public Education. Trump-Vance Administration Reportedly Backs Down on Withholding Funds Following Lawsuit from School Districts, Parents, and Educators.
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 25/07/2025
Summer school is in session, and so is the Legislature (again). Stay in the know with what they are working on - and what it means for Texas colleges & universities - this Tuesday on Zoom! RSVP on Mobilize 🔗 mobilize.us/s/nkDlS3?utm... @texasaaup.bsky.social @utaustinaaup.bsky.social
Texas A-F-T Summer School 2025: legislative and policy updates for higher education. Tuesday, July 29 at 6 p-m central.
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 04/07/2025
The original #NoKingsDay 🚫👑✊ Happy Independence Day, y'all!
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 01/07/2025
💌 Texas AFT's weekly Hotline newsletter won a publications award! Are you subscribed? 👀 actionnetwork.org/forms/get-em...
Wanda Longoria accepting our publications award from President Rick Levy and Secretary-Treasurer Leonard Aguilar.
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 01/07/2025
✊ Congratulations to Northside AFT President Melina Espiritu-Azocar & Alliance/AFT member Rosemary Curts for their elections as new Texas AFL-CIO vice presidents! They join many other Texas AFT representatives leading their Central Labor Councils & serving the statewide labor movement 💪
Texas A-F-T Secretary-Treasurer Wanda Longoria, Northside A-F-T President Melina Espiritu-Azocar, and AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler. A large group of Texas A-F-T local presidents gathered for a group photo at convention.
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 01/07/2025
🙌 Delegates passed resolutions reaffirming Texas labor's opposition to private school vouchers + committing to support the national May Day action campaign + defending Texas workers and families regardless of immigration status! H/t on those last two resolutions to our San Antonio Alliance members
Group photo of six San Antonio Alliance delegates.
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 01/07/2025
People will say "there are no 'teachers unions' in Texas" when we're over here as the largest affiliate of @texasaflcio.bsky.social 💁‍♀️🤦‍♂️ We had a great time in San Antonio with our labor family! Some highlights for Texas public school employees:
A large group of delegates on stage, with fists raised in solidarity, at the Texas A-F-L-C-I-O Convention.
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 21/06/2025
Part 3 of passed resolutions!
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 21/06/2025
Part 2 of resolutions passed!!
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 21/06/2025
The speeches are great, but we've also got #TexasAFTConvention business to handle. Part 1 of the resolutions that delegates have passed to guide our union's work!
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Texas AFT @texasaft.org · 21/06/2025
Great higher education panel with @texasaaup.bsky.social President Brian Evans and @cftunion.bsky.social President Jeff Freitas. More parallels than you might think on the challenges we face ... #TexasAFTConvention2025
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