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The Houston Federation of Teachers is a union of professionals that champions fairness, democracy, economic opportunity, and high quality public education.

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What do you think needs to change to ensure Texas teachers are paid what they deserve? ๐Ÿ‘‡ Polls are open from 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM now through Friday, October 30. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. Have you made your plan to vote yet? @texasaft.org @aft.org

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๐Ÿ“ธ Weโ€™re excited to see your voting pics! Polls are open until 7 PM today! Make your voice heard, get out and vote, and encourage your friends and family to do the same! Every vote matters! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

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Meet us by the grill at the pavilion at Sunnyside Park on your way to vote today! Weโ€™ll be here until 3 PM.

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We are pumping it up in Harris county. So far today over 400k have cast their votes. #TeamTalarico rally at the AFLCIO Gulf Coast.

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Office Closure Notice: Our office is temporarily closed while work is being done on our water line. Professional Learning training has been postponed, and weโ€™ll share the new date once itโ€™s rescheduled. Thank you for your patience and understanding!

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๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ Early voting started TODAY and runs thru Oct 30! Election Day is Tues, Nov 3. Voting tips: ๐Ÿ“Œ Bring your photo ID ๐Ÿ“Œ No cell phones in the voting booth, so bring a printed sample ballot with notes or an endorsement card ๐Ÿ“Œ Leave partisan clothing home or cover it up More โฌ‡๏ธ

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We were proud to stand with Gina Hinojosa as she spoke about giving Houston ISD back to the people of Houston. Gina Hinojosa has a track record of supporting students and educators and fighting for the education all of our students deserve. #EducatorsforGina #HoustonforGina @texasaft.org @aft.org

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โ€œMost HISD students are too young to vote, so tonight Iโ€™m asking everyone who can vote to vote for us. Early voting runs October 19th through the 30th and Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd.โ€ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Houston, itโ€™s time to lock in and get this done! @texasaft.org @aft.org

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๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ Texas voters: this is your last weekend to check your voter registration status! ๐Ÿ—“๏ธThe deadline to register to vote is Monday, October 5. โœ… Take 20 seconds today to make sure your registration information is active and up to date. ๐Ÿ”—VoteTexas.gov @texasaft.org @aft.org

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๐Ÿ“ฃ HFT Members ๐Ÿ“ฃ Please join us for a Virtual Zone Meeting on Tuesday, September 29, from 5:30 - 7:30 PM to hear from your union leaders about important HFT updates. This meeting is open to HFT members only. Please check your personal email for the RSVP link.

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๐Ÿ“ฃ Youโ€™re invited! Texas AFT is coming to Houston as part of a statewide listening tour, giving educators, school support staff, and community allies a direct line to shape the fight ahead of the 2027 legislative session. RSVP link in the comments! โฌ‡๏ธ @texasaft.org

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Join us tonight to see our state-wide plan to be *All In* for November where we discuss how public school educators can shape their own future by showing up this November. When educators organize together, we can win big for Texas public schools! www.mobilize.us/texasaft/eve...

mobilize.usOrganizED: All In for November -- Statewide Volunteer Kickoff ยท Texas AFTTuesday, August 25th | 6:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. | Alliance AFT Office (Hybrid option available) OrganizED: All In for November โ€” Statewide Volunteer Kickoff Come join us at OrganizED: All In for Novem...
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Our Union Labor Day BBQ and Margarita Contest are right around the corner! Your friends and family are welcome to join us! Please make sure to register to let us know how many people youโ€™re bringing to ensure we have enough food for everyone. ๐Ÿ”— to register in the comments โฌ‡๏ธ

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Our Union Labor Day BBQ and Margarita Contest are right around the corner! Your friends and family are welcome to join us! Please make sure to register to let us know how many people youโ€™re bringing to ensure we have enough food for everyone. ๐Ÿ”— to register in the comments โฌ‡๏ธ

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โ€œThe apparent gains from college-prep courses โ€” which the state later deemed ineffective โ€” also raise questions about how the accountability system rewards schools.โ€ Gift link to full article below โฌ‡๏ธ @texasaft.org @aft.org

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๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐ˆ๐’๐ƒ? ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ? We have our first ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ Foundations of Effective Teaching training of the year ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ก๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง, Aug 18, from 5:30 - 7:30 PM at the HFT Union Hall. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€. ๐Ÿ”— in comments โฌ‡๏ธ

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Thank you to everyone who walked in the #HoustonPride Parade with us this weekend to support Houston ISD educators, @ginafortexas.bsky.social for Governor, and Houston Stitching Together. We had the best time celebrating with all of you! More โฌ‡๏ธ

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Thank you to everyone who walked in the #HoustonPride Parade with us this weekend to support Houston ISD educators, @ginafortexas.bsky.social for Governor, and Houston Stitching Together. We had the best time celebrating with all of you! More โฌ‡๏ธ

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Congratulations to our very own, Dr. Coretta Mallet Fontenot, the Texas AFT, HFT and the GCAFLCIO endorsed candidate. This is another win for our schools and our students. Dr. Coretta secured a huge win for district 4, SBOE. #PublicSchoolProud

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โญ๏ธ Houston ISD Employeesโญ๏ธ We put together some events and resources to help us get through the year ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ: 1. ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐๐ž: This Saturday, August 15, 2026! More details & RSVP here: mobilize.us/hft/event/995728. More below โฌ‡๏ธ

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4. ๐”๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‹๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐๐๐: Bring your family and friends to our Union Labor Day BBQ to celebrate hard working Houstonians! Saturday, September 5. mobilize.us/s/ynA0F4

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โญ๏ธ Houston ISD Employeesโญ๏ธ We put together some events and resources to help us get through the year ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ: 1. ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐๐ž: This Saturday, August 15, 2026! More details & RSVP here: mobilize.us/hft/event/995728. More below โฌ‡๏ธ

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3. ๐๐ž๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐•๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ: This workshop will be held virtually on Wednesday, September 2. RSVP here mobilize.us/s/D6g6dW

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โญ๏ธ Houston ISD Employeesโญ๏ธ We put together some events and resources to help us get through the year ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ: 1. ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐๐ž: This Saturday, August 15, 2026! More details & RSVP here: mobilize.us/hft/event/995728. More below โฌ‡๏ธ

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2. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ : We are offering a 3-series course designed to support novice educators and reinvigorate the career educator this Tuesday, August 18! mobilize.us/hft/event/1008152

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Welcome back, HISD educators, staff, students, and families! We love seeing you on campus. How did your first day of the new school year go? Tell us below!๐Ÿ‘‡

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๐Ÿ“ง HFT members: Check your email for an email from us regarding pay issues. If you didn't receive the email, or if you need to update your personal email address, please contact us so you don't miss important member communications: (713) 623-8891

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Thank you so much to everyone who helped us pack hundreds of HFT bags for returning Houston ISD employees! It was so fun enjoying the day with you. Weโ€™re so grateful ๐Ÿฅฐ We are wishing every HISD employee a good first day back to work tomorrow. Letโ€™s get through this school year together! hft2415.org

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โ€œWe can have strong public schools as soon as we fire Mike Morath, we fire Mike Miles, and give ours schools back to the community!โ€ If elected governor, Gina Hinojosa will appoint an educator to serve as Texas Education Agency Commissioner. Are you with us? @texasaft.org @aft.org

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In just the first 2 ยฝ years of the state takeover, 21,901 Houston ISD employees have left the district. Teachers, counselors, nurses, support staff, and administratorsโ€”over 127,000 years of experience gone. This November, your vote is your voice. Are you registered to vote? @texasaft.org @aft.org

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The People's Hearing, hosted by Christina Morales - Representative TX District 145: At each hearing, legislators hear directly from community members about the most pressing issues they face and the barriers that keep families from thriving. RSVP here! texaslpc.org/houston