Texas AFT :This Weekend, March to the Polls with Texas AFT Local Unions ‣ Texas AFT

Publish Date: October 24, 2024 4:55 pm
Author: Texas AFT

Left: San Antonio union members canvass on behalf of Texas AFT COPE-endorsed HD 118 candidate Kristian Carranza. Right: Dallas area union members canvass for Texas AFT COPE-endorsed HD 112 candidate Averie Bishop. Find all endorsements at vote.texasaft.org.

In 2023, a bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers rejected private school voucher scams that threatened to divert millions of taxpayer dollars from public schools to fund unaccountable private education. In the months since, out-of-state mega-donors and education privatizers have invested heavily in Texas elections in a painfully transparent attempt to buy a voucher program when the Legislature reconvenes in 2025.

Educators fought hard to defeat vouchers, and we aren’t letting up now. After months of talking to neighbors and mobilizing folks for our democracy, educators are coming out in full force to elect pro-public education candidates who will fight for our students, our teachers, and our neighborhood schools.

This Friday and Saturday, many of our local unions and members in districts across the state will rally for thriving public schools and head to polling locations together to cast their ballots for public school allies. Find an event near you to plug into & join your peers at the polls!