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The other half of the ‘dream team’ Eva was a longtime educator, CrossFit superstar, karaoke queen & loving mother/wife. She also shielded her students during the massacre.
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“She she did this and she saved these kids,” her daughter Adalynn Ruiz tells us.
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Its been 1 yr since I last heard your sweet voice.
52 wks since my heart beat changed forever. 365 days since my beliefs were taken from me. 525,600 min since we felt like we had a purpose. 31,536,000 sec since you were taken from us. 1 yr feels like a lifetime without you Jo💜
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What I would do to have a lifetime of moments like this.
Mom can’t wait to be with you again. #AmerieJo
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While tomorrow is the one year mark of the Robb Elementary Massacre in Uvalde, today around 10 P.M. is the last time I saw Uzi, as I told him to go to bed, ruffled his hair and told him I loved him. I didn’t see him on the 24th as I left for work before the kids got up for school
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Last picture I took of my sweet girl in our home. What I would give to go back to this exact moment.💔 I can’t wait to hug you again. Family and friends hug your babies extra tight for me.
#JackieCazares
#RememberTheirNames
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We wouldn’t lead the U.S. in school shootings, maternal mortality and childhood diabetes deaths if we had free & fair elections.
Most Texans want something better.
Too many are prevented from voting for it.
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Republicans will force Texans to “over-invest in a fading technology that will weigh on their electricity bills, contribute to a hotter planet, trigger more drastic climate action later and massively under-invest in the clean technology that will dominate the next century.”
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"Fossil fuels forever" is the rallying cry at Texas' Public Utility Commission and #txlege. GOP wants to spend tens of billions of taxpayer money to reward their biggest donors. Texans will pay a high price. FREE LINK: houstonchronicle.com/business/colum #energytwitter @HoustonChron
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Just got kicked out of the capital because they said I was too loud.
This is just another fucking attempt to slow and stop us.
2744 may have died tonight, but we will never stop!
Texas fucked with the wrong parents!
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BREAKING: State troopers just escorted @BCross052422 out of the Texas Capitol for chanting too loudly outside the House chamber.
Cross, the guardian of Uvalde victim Uziyah Garcia, was advocating for #HB2744. Bill would raise the age to buy assault-style weapons
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TEXAS: KEEP CALLING
Age to buy cigarettes: 21
Age to buy Sudafed: 21
Age to buy alcohol: 21
Age to buy a semiautomatic rifle: 18
Age to purchase or possess ammunition: none
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One last thing — before it gets to the floor, it has to pass the Calendars committee.
Brett Cross, another amazing Uvalde parent, has provided the numbers for committee members below.
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The bill is HB 2744.
It prohibits “selling, renting, leasing or giving a semi-automatic rifle with a caliber greater than .22 that is capable of accepting a detachable magazine to a person younger than 21 years old.”
It would have prevented the Uvalde massacre.
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I haven’t met a stronger person.
Thanks to the leadership of Uvalde parents like Kim Rubio, a bill to raise the age to buy an AR-15 passed committee yesterday.
To pass the full House, our representatives need to hear from us.
Find your Texas rep: wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home
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Kim Rubio: “At the end of everyday, I’m just a mom who wants my daughter back.”
Her daughter Lexi was among the 19 children and two teachers who were killed during the May 24, 2022 attack at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde @NBCDFW
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“The Collin County sheriff told WFAA that there are multiple victims, including children.”
We pray for the families as we continue working to replace those in power with leaders who value the lives of our kids more than the profits of the gun lobby.
Only way to stop this.
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We meet this moment with either cruelty & ineffective policies that have produced 20+ years of failure or kindness & common sense that helps both immigrants & America.
How we respond defines our country to our kids, to our fellow citizens and to the rest of the watching world.
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We do that, and we will successfully address both humanitarian and security issues and make the most of those who want to come to America not only to do better for themselves but to do better for this country.
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President & Congress must rewrite our immigration laws; give real assistance to border communities; make the Americas our #1 foreign policy priority; end transit ban & other unproductive punitive policies; focus on safe legal pathways to work, join family, seek asylum
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For those interested in long term solutions so that we aren’t constantly responding to challenges like this one in El Paso:
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There is another foundation focused primarily on securing shelter for migrants that you can also donate to: epcf.org/families
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2) Donate to a fund for food, shelter, healthcare & support services. Money will be distributed based on need with priority given to entities not getting FEMA funds: pdnfoundation.org/give-to-a-fund
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Two ways to help migrants, asylum seekers and the El Paso community:
1) Sign up here to prepare, deliver & distribute food (I found it easiest to click on “View Calendar” at the bottom of the page to get a full list of available shifts): elpasoansfightinghunger.org/volunteer
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Climate change on the ballot in El Paso.
Early voting continues through May 2. Election day is May 6.
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“The message from this election cannot be that El Paso is uninterested in meeting the single greatest long-term challenge to our future,” @betoorourke says in endorsing El Paso’s Proposition K, the Climate Charter. elpasomatters.org/2023/04/29/opi
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Our hearts go out to those who lost loved ones in San Jacinto County last night.
AR-15s are designed for one purpose: to kill people.
We either accept their continued sale as the price of living (and dying) in America, or we do the right thing & limit them to military use.
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I’ll join Saturday at Chicago Humanities to discuss We’ve Got to Try, a book I wrote about some of the unsung heroes who made the right to vote possible.
These stories from our past can give us faith in a democratic future for America.
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The House Select Committee on Community Safety didn’t vote on HB 2744 today. They have another opportunity next week. , I’m not going away. I’ll be at the Capitol next week. #21for21 #lexirubio
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On Tuesday, our families gave heart breaking testimonies after 13 hours of waiting. My husband spoke about identifying our baby girl. In honor of Jackie, We are asking The House Select Committee on Community Safety to give HB 2744 (raise the age) by Chairman Tracy King a VOTE!!
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They waited 12 hours to testify for a bill that could save the lives of kids across Texas. If it had been law last year it would have saved their kids.
This is selfless public service. Let’s follow their lead and have their backs.
Reach out to your rep: wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home
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“We do everything to protect these guns. Let’s just try something to protect our children.”
The families of Uvalde shooting victims waited hours to testify at a House committee hearing in support of raising the minimum age to buy semi-automatic guns.bit.ly/3Lfklz2
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There’s a lot left to do for the thousands of Texas kids in our foster care system, but signs of progress thanks to the tenacity of advocates like Yetter and public minded jurists like Judge Jack.
Wish them continued success in forcing the state to take action.
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12 years, 12,000 kids and the lawyer who made fixing Texas foster care his mission.
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I bet he’s smiling down on the real leaders of Tennessee right now.
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ICYMI: Texas Republicans are jamming through a $10 Billion boondoggle that will show up on our electricity bills. Electricity executives hate it. Grid experts hate it. Environmentalists hate it. A bill only Dan Patrick could love. houstonchronicle.com/business/colum #txlege
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It's a bad day full of bad stuff for voters at the Texas Capitol! Senate State Affairs will be hearing FIFTEEN elections bills, and House Elections will be hearing ELEVEN. I'll livetweet what I can here!
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Castner Range becomes a National Monument today!
10,000 years of human history in one of the most beautiful places on the planet will now be preserved forever.
THANK YOU President Biden, Rep. Escobar and the El Paso community (Judy Ackerman, I know you’re smiling up there)!
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Every Texas legislator should read this article.
(Especially the ones who say this could have happened with a baseball bat. Jesus.)
Maybe then they’d actually do something to prevent another Uvalde. Or El Paso, or Midland & Odessa, or Santa Fe, or Sutherland Springs.
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New: Previously unreleased investigative interviews w/ police officers who responded to the Uvalde school shooting revealed they abandoned their plan to quickly confront the gunman after learning a crucial piece of information: He was armed with an AR-15. texastribune.org/2023/03/20/uva
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Rest in peace Willie Cager.
One of the all time greats.
My condolences to his family and to the members of the 1966 team.
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On this day in 1966, Texas Western's "Glory Road" squad upset Kentucky to win the National Championship.
The Miners were the first team to start an all-black starting five in a Championship Game. #MarchMadness
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Family detention is a terrible idea. It won’t stop desperate people from seeking asylum but it will prolong their suffering and diminish us in the process.
This & transit ban are cruel and get us no closer to resolving very real challenges. We are capable of much better.
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