Follow this thread for more Texas updates on the social studies revision this week. The SBOE called an emergency meeting on Wednesday 2/25 at 8 AM CT (and may overflow into Thursday, 2/26). It promises to be energetic and likely contentious. See the agenda below. Civics is also on the docket.

If you believe what ICE initially reports about shootings, beatings, and detentions, you should leave the United States because you are not an American. Americans never trust official reports until verification from any government, including our own because that's what makes us Americans.

A short write-up of "El Paso" in Foreign Affairs calls it a “beautifully woven history”: “A journalist with deep roots in El Paso, Ulloa weaves together the history of the southwest U.S.-Mexican border with the stories of five families, including her own." www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/two-...

Hijole: I'm shocked, the economy slowed down in 2025. At the same time things are getting more expensive. Gee Whiz Wally I thought Trump was a smart business man. Y Nada por la gente Monica de la Cruz going along with Trump. Time to #roar #TX15 #rgv Go vote for Bobby Pulido for Texas

If you want a quality education don't go to a Texas University go to a Texas Community College that embrace academic freedom.

Hijole: Nada por la gente Monica de la Cruz voted no to protect Trump's tariffs that has made living expenses skyrocket. #rgv #TX15 Time for her to hear the #roar of our votes. Time for Bobby Pulido for Texas

Hijole: Nada por la gente Monica de la Cruz can go watch the Melania documentary but not hold a town hall. #rgv #TX15 Time for Bobby Pulido for Texas who actually meets and listens to us.

Today we remember the Porvenir massacre and the lives that were lost. Read more here: refusingtoforget.org/porvenir-mas...

Fact: People don't need to demonize ICE their actions demonize them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Hijole: I guess all those Aggie jokes are no longer going to be jokes now but the standard for getting a degree there now.

Hijole: the Monitor editorials not recognizing Nada por la gente Monica de la Cruz's weak attempt to appear as representing STex as a response to Bobby Pulido's candidacy is bad journalism. When she had the power of her vote to save the ACA she instead voted to kill it. Her vote now is meaningless.

Hijole: latest economic data confirms what we are all experiencing, shit is getting more expensive. #Trumpflation Y Nada por la gente Monica de la Cruz is running around pretending she cares now that she is running against Bobby Pulido for Texas #rgv #TX15

Hijole: whiplash, Nada por la gente Monica de la Cruz just voted with Ds to approve ACA subsidies, but she voted against them with the Big Ugly Bill, but before that she said she would vote against the Big Ugly Bill because the subsidies were removed. Time for Bobby Pulido for Texas #rgv #TX15

Hijole: Nada por la gente Monica de la Cruz flipping flopping on mass deportation. Time for Bobby Pulido for Texas #rgv #TX15

Hijole: day one of 2026. Will Nada por la gente Monica de la Cruz finally hold a townhall for the first time in her career? Will she listen to us? #rgv #TX15

There are three simple questions Texans need to ask themselves: 1. Is life more or less affordable under Republican rule? 2. Is healthcare more or less affordable under Republican rule? 3. Do you feel betrayed by Republican promises only to deport bad people. Remember your vote is para tu familia.

Hijole: fact, no president in the history of the United States has ruined the nation's economy through dumb economic policies like Trump. Y Nada por la gente Monica de la Cruz, still no town halls. #rgv #TX15

Hijole: I guess Nada por la gente Monica de la Cruz is getting all desvelado because of Bobby Pulido for Texas. She refuses to have town halls and only talks chisme instead of fighting for us. #rgv #TX15

Hijole: Nada por la gente Monica de la Cruz filed for reelection claiming she represents the people of South Texas but has not held a town hall to actually talk to the people. Go Bobby Pulido for Texas who meets and talks to everyone. #rgv #TX15

Hijole: Recently Trump undid the tax hikes on groceries that he ordered and now wants to give money to farmers he bankrupted through his trade war. Just no damn common sense. Y Nada por la gente Monica de la Cruz still has not held a town hall to actually talk to people. #rgv #TX15

Hijole: Trump says he is fighting a war on drugs but pardons one of the most notorious drug trafficking presidents of Honduras. Y la Monica de la Cruz, simply stands by Trump with no sense of independence. #TX15 #rgv

Hijole: there would not be a United States today, if it wasn't for the Spanish. So when someone says speak English, tell them I speak the language of people who ensured independence.

Great interview with Bobby Pulido on the Latino Vote podcast. open.spotify.com/episode/4aNC...

Hijole: and this is the Neta. Monica de la Cruz has not once spoken up about how she is fighting to get groceries prices down. Instead, like Trump, she says this is the greatest economy ever. #rgv #TX15

On Sunday, local community members made the yearly walk to the Matanza of 1915 historical marker. RTF cofounder @gonzalest956.bsky.social, said the murders happened "in response to the last colonial rebellion by ethnic Mexicans against U.S. sovereignty." www.acrosstheamericas.com/la-caminata-...

Hijole: Nada para la gente Monica de la Cruz, #TX15 says she will consider healthcare help after voting against healthcare. Does anyone believe her? #rgv

Seriously. Why are Trump supporters having their underwear in a bunch when pointing out the East Wing demolition? Geez. Just accept he destroyed the West Wing and no other president did this before. All these fake memes, etc. pearl clutching with their snowflake crying.

Hijole: I am shocked, Trump blew through his construction budget for the ballroom already. I thought he was the business man who knows how to make deals. Oh wait he along with Nada por la gente Monica de la Cruz, #TX15, blew up the nation's budget already. Makes sense. #rgv

Hijole: Nada por la gente Monica de la Cruz brags about the family tax cut, but doesn't tell people Trumpflation and mass deportation has increased prices on everything eliminating any savings. #TX15 #rgv

Hijole: how many days before Nada por la gente Monica de la Cruz, #TX15 refuses to vote on returning healthcare to the people. Time for a representative who fights for us. Bobby Pulido #rgv

Hijole: it's so common sense that even Trump thinks healthcare subsidies should continue. Y Nada por la gente Monica de la Cruz, #TX15 still refusing to help people. #rgv

Restore healthcare and open the government at the same time. To delay is simply Republicans making sure to kill healthcare. Y Nada por la gente Monica de la Cruz putting party over the people's needs. #TX15 #rgv

#OTD in 1921, future Texas Ranger Red Burton, a sheriff’s deputy at the time, and Waco sheriff Bob Buchanan had a run-in with the Lorena Ku Klux Klan in Lorena, Texas. /1

Our generals, most of whom earned a combat patch, are not there to serve on the front lines but to oversee combat operations from logistics to strategic planning and implementation. Those skill sets and knowledge come from a service that takes decades to learn. To gut that talent would be dangerous.

Hijole: Republicans are going to shut the government down because they don't want to restore healthcare coverage for Americans. Y Nada por la gente Monica de la Cruz will be on vacation instead of fighting for us. #TX15 #rgv

#OTD in 1915, Texas Rangers murdered Jesús Bazan and his son-in-law, Antonio Longoria, in cold blood. /1

Hijole: who wants to go back to Biden era grocery and electricity prices? Y Nada por la gente Monica de la Cruz, silence. #TX15 #rgv

Hijole: all Republicans have to do is restore funding for health care, not raise it, in order to avoid a shutdown. This is what the American people want, especially in #TX15 Y nada por la gente Monica de la Cruz doesn't care. #rgv

Bobby Pulido understands us and our values that is why his policy positions align with South Texas and not like Washington insiders like Monica de la Cruz who has abandoned #TX15 and the #rgv open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Mrs. Prock gave me this certificate when I tried preventing UTPA from ending the Rio magazine. I share it because of the threats to freedom of speech from violence and gov. actions/suggestions from the president, governor & ed leadership that capitulates to political pressure.

Hijole: the Big Ugly Bill cut Obama Care support, Medicaid and Medicare forcing people to fill emergency rooms for what should be a doctor's visit risking the lives of people who need emergency care. Y La Monica de la Cruz, #TX15, voted for this. #rgv

#OTD in 1949, the first episode of The Lone Ranger premiered, starring Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels. /1

It's time for unity in these divided times. It's time for change and for our representative to fight for us not Washington insiders. youtu.be/EkrpUHgDB-w?...

So how many millions is Texas A&M going to have to pay for firing a professor who broke no laws while teaching her class? I should say how much will taxpayers have to pay.

Hijole: Street Knowledge. The Supreme Court says federal agents can use race as a factor to stop people along with other factors like language. But on the street it is one's race that is used as the sole factor and other factors are added afterwards. Simply put it's about race and racism.

Hijole: the Supreme Court ruled that federal agents can stop and interrogate people that look like us without cause. Y Nada para la gente Monica de la Cruz, #TX15 is remaining silent in agreement. This is what she ran on. #rgv

#OTD in 1988, Lee Roy Young became the first African American man to be allowed to join the Texas Rangers. /1

#OTD in 1918, Texas Rangers illegally held and tortured Jesus Villareal of Copita, TX on his way to his niece’s wedding near Roma. /1

Hijole: Trumpflation is the highest in the history of the United States other than during the pandemic. Y Nada para la gente Monica de la Cruz, #TX15 just silence. #rgv