Kate Kinard

When elected to #HD70 @KinardForTX will make history by becoming the first Panamanian-American in #txlege 🇵🇦🇺🇸 #CollinCounty

@spauldingtbear @MrsCMFrancis Listened to the Long Winter while driving across the Dakotas Yes it was summer yes I still white knuckled that steering wheel

@MrsCMFrancis I would have loved to read "Little House" where you visisted.

I will never get over how the same road we can drive in 2 days through 4 states is the same road it took the pioneers MONTHS to cross ON FOOT and with WAGONS and they weren’t even going to established homes they got there and had to BUILD A HOUSE

@MrsCMFrancis If you want to not sleep for a couple of weeks you should read this.

@MrsCMFrancis Just filled up in California 🫠

Well the gas prices in SD and WY have been simply wonderful

@NFinTX @maternalgroyp I haven’t tried any of the free summer meal programs in Texas yet. Was trying to get a couple of mom friends to do a field trip but they weren’t interested.

@KateKinard @maternalgroyp There are also free meals at my local school districts near me. I’ve never gone though. I’m in Texas.

the local public schools pass out free food all summer for any person under 18 (as a replacement for free breakfast/lunch at school) You can go twice a week. You tell them how many kids - and then give you a “package” for each kid. This photo is 1 pickup for 4 kids. This is the first month in a year I have come in UNDER on the grocery budget. I usually go over. I came in $400 under Without even consciously doing it!!!! …..gonna heavily consider using a food bank after school starts up again. Ngl

@mattbramanti I wonder how many donations are from out of state? My state representative @plesafortexas paid some nutjob in Plano thousands of dollars to harass my children

imagine, say, a restaurant advertising that very few people like it

@deaflibertarian My 7 year old has been sending them to friends, it’s her copywork

I miss postcards.

@Elliesmommyy23 When I was pregnant with my first 8 years ago my friends said the Vista was terrible too large and to get the Cruz so I did My closest age gap is almost exactly 2 years so I never needed a double stroller other than the piggyback for a season There are so many options now!

How come there’s so many Uppa baby Vista strollers in marketplace? Do they suck or something

Not once. Not twice. Not three times. This mom had the cops called on her FOUR SEPARATE TIMES because her kids were... Outside. Run inside to your iPad kids! I don't want someone calling 911! My piece @Reason: reason.com/2026/07/30/a-p…

@alleycat0592 @mrs_alyse We did Wisconsin 2 years ago and it was a blast. The lakes are beautiful! No tides no sharks no salt water. Kids dig at the beach. If you have somewhere to stay I highly recommend camping out for as much of July and August as possible. It’s the way I smash my 1000 hours outside

@KateKinard @mrs_alyse TX heat is miserable rn, I’ve been considering doing the very same thing but maybe up in Chicago by my fam

Didn't we just have this discussion a couple of weeks ago? Is there nothing else to talk about? Do I need to put out my "leggings are sinful" decorations out?

@ParsifalBooks Nice! I need submarine

New arrivals!

@TrueTexasTea @buddy_falcon @LorenaISD Interesting. I suppose it’s better than the previous strategy of a state representative paying a creepy man to harass my children (which did not entice me to enroll them into Plano ISD)

@KateKinard @buddy_falcon This week in @LorenaISD… texasscorecard.com/local/judge-we… I could show you the whole pitch, except Lorena ISD DOESN’T RECORD ITS BOARD MEETINGS.

🪶 “PEOPLE LIKE THE SHINY NEW PENNY”: PFISD TRUSTEE JEAN MAYER’S REMARKS ABOUT BLACK AND HISPANIC PARENTS DESERVE ANOTHER LOOK🪶 By Buddy Falcon Media LLC On March 29, 2023, the Texas Public Policy Foundation published an article by Brian Phillips titled, “Pflugerville ISD board member attacks parents for choosing charter schools.” The article accused Mayer of speaking about Black and Hispanic parents in a condescending manner and suggested her testimony implied that those parents could not independently evaluate whether a charter school offered their children a better education. More than three years later, the testimony remains relevant as PfISD continues to face declining enrollment, financial pressure and questions about how well it is serving students. When Chairman Harold Dutton asked why families were choosing charter schools over PfISD, Mayer blamed marketing. “People like the shiny new penny.” Mayer insisted charter schools were targeting particular families: “These charters are marketing to brown and black students and families.” “They are preying upon them.” She then said: “If you don’t know anything about how people market to families that are of Spanish denomination, they are very trusting to the experts. And they lean into the experts.” What is a “Spanish denomination”? That is not a recognized racial, ethnic or language classification. “Denomination” normally refers to a branch of religion or a category of currency. Mayer did not use the exact phrase “easily manipulated.” However, she repeatedly argued that Black and Hispanic families were being “preyed upon,” were “very trusting to the experts” and were failing to evaluate their local school districts because of charter-school marketing. She said: “They’re not even evaluating their local ISDs because they’re being so heavily marketed to.” That is an extraordinary characterization of parents making serious educational decisions for their children. Mayer also claimed: “They are not serving their students the way we are. Our schools are by far superior.” Dutton immediately challenged her: “Well, the students must not think that because they’re choosing the charter school.” PfISD’s own reports show that families may have reasons to consider more than marketing. In a Fall 2022 survey of secondary ESL students, 31% reported that their language and culture were not respected at school, although 81% reported feeling respected within the ESL classroom. District reports have also documented Emergent Bilingual and immigrant families declining Newcomer Academy participation because of concerns involving inclusion, campus safety and transportation. Those are not marketing problems. They are district responsibilities. The hearing grew especially tense when Dutton moved from marketing to academic performance. “Which subgroup is at the bottom educationally?” Rather than directly addressing the academic subgroup being discussed, Mayer broadened the exchange to “all of our marginalized groups” and attempted to include LGBTQ students. LGBTQ students’ experiences are relevant to discussions of safety, discrimination and belonging. But LGBTQ status is not a racial or ethnic academic subgroup used to answer Dutton’s specific question about academic performance. The shift appeared to avoid his central point: Black and Hispanic families may be choosing charter schools because their children are among the students being underserved academically. Dutton tried again: “And who are the students at the charter school?” Mayer returned to her argument that the system was “predatorial.” Dutton stopped her: “That’s not my question. Please answer my question. Who are the students at the charter school? What is their racial breakdown?” Mayer finally answered: “They are mainly black and brown students.” The exchange ended with Dutton visibly frustrated after Mayer again accused him of excluding other marginalized groups. It should be noted that Mayer herself did not include the LGBTQ community initially in her remarks and the issue was not them leaving PfISD. The March 2023 article described the testimony as an attack on parents and argued that Mayer’s comments carried racial overtones. That criticism has been publicly available for years. Yet PfISD families still deserve to know whether Mayer stands by her language today. What did she mean by “Spanish denomination”? What evidence showed that these parents were not evaluating their local schools? Why did she focus on marketing instead of directly addressing PfISD’s academic outcomes? Buddy Falcon Media invites Trustee Jean Mayer to respond fully. Jean Mayer has my number and my email, as we have corresponded many times. No challenger has publicly announced for her seat at this time, and unless Mayer announces otherwise, many may assume she intends to seek another term. Any substantive response from Mayer will be published with this reporting. Parents are capable of examining academic results, listening to their children and deciding which school best serves them. PfISD should investigate why families leave—not dismiss their decisions as attraction to a “shiny new penny.” By Buddy Falcon Media Keeping Watch Always 🪶 #PfISD #Pflugerville #AustinNews #CentralTexas #TexasEducation #SchoolChoice #TxLege #Election2026 #Accountability @TPPF @TexasEd911 @TexasScorecard @TrueTexasTea @teainfo youtu.be/oqeIb7gfc7M?si…

@gtmom We have this dynamic too I think it’s sweet

@KateKinard haha my youngest turns 3 in a few days and he is such a ham, only wants 7yo reading bedtime stories to him anymore

It’s my 3 year old’s birthday today and my 7 year old and 5 year old have decided to be his servants and carry him around This may have consequences

@TrueTexasTea @buddy_falcon Do you have an article on this? I’d like to learn more.

@buddy_falcon “Marketing to families” That’s exactly what ISDs are now paying companies to do in the face of declining enrollments—trying to attract transfer students by marketing to parents in other districts. Used to be ISDs could rely on their monopoly. Marketing can’t erase facts.

@NatureGirl_21 My kids love mom’s spaghetti. I never regret making it.

My 6yo has been asking me to make homemade spaghetti bolognese since our last holiday. I finally braved it and it turned out so well! Great reviews from the 6yo and husband and full bellies all round 😃 (Cheese was ofc added)

@allie__voss I have a theory that pink coated things fall apart more easily, this is my yeti mug I’ve had replaced 3x. No other color peels off this easily either normal wear in my experience. Maybe a @YETICoolers engineer can chime in.

I’m sick of calling it a “pink tax” when it’s just a more expensive product If you want normal mouth tape, buy it. If you want it infused with a million skincare things and cut into the shape of lips, pay the extra for that

@HippyMomPhD I’m finished up Ambleside Online year 1 with my 7 year old (I had a baby in January so I am “Behind”) and it’s so fun for me too. I love what we’re reading! Pinocchio, Viking Tales, Paddle-to-the-Sea, Our Island Story. I’m learning with her.

I hated all the books my kids were reading, switched to classics & everyone immediately fell in love Once you go classic, you never go back♥️

@Megamom1985 Universal experience

@KateKinard HA. no. I didn't. My memories of Malibu were only missing my turn to the Getty Museum, crying, and paying a mint for gas when I finally got off the highway.

This is why I live where the air hurts my face.