Knitter, aspiring circus performer, unapologetically pro-tax, school finance geek, defender of Robin Hood. All tweets are mine, even the school finance ones.
Austin, TX
Joined April 2011
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Chandra Villanueva 🦏 retweeted
ICYMI ET's @ChandraKus testimony about enrollment-based funding for Texas #PubEd @ #TXLege last week.
Read more: everytexan.org/wp-content/up…
Chandra Villanueva 🦏 retweeted
$500 checks don't address Congress' failure to extend the assistance that helped 2 million Texans get health insurance, some for the first time in their lives. Texas health systems are struggling w/out a federal plan & w/out the state's commitment to protecting Texans' health.
Trump is sending ACA and Medicare checks. Are they enough to cover rising healthcare costs?
cbsn.ws/4yCZ0Gc
Chandra Villanueva 🦏 retweeted
ET budget policy lead @shannonhalbrook on #TribFest26 prop tax panel notes state general revenue biennial bdgt $150b, tax cuts $50b.
Moderator @JoshuaFechter leans in: “Is that sustainable, Shannon”?
- audience laughter -
“No Josh, no it is not.”
Chandra Villanueva 🦏 retweeted
“State doesn’t sufficiently fund education where it’s needed … instead it put the money into property tax cuts.” - ET budget/finance policy lead @shannonhalbrook on “Robin Hood” approach to school funding during property tax panel at #TribFest26 #txlege
Chandra Villanueva 🦏 retweeted
Finance policy lead @shannonhalbrook joined @txtaxpayers @Ron_Nirenberg @amiromar @TribFest26 property tax panel moderated by @joshfechter at #TribFest26. The conversation was … 1/
Chandra Villanueva 🦏 retweeted
Coverage of Every Texan testimony @ #txlege LBB by @keratx - federal cuts combined with state reductions could weaken programs that Texans rely on for food, health care and social support.
keranews.org/health-wellness…
Chandra Villanueva 🦏 retweeted
With profound sadness, we share the passing of our visionary founder, Susan Dawson. Susan is a true Texas legend whose legacy of relentless data-driven change will benefit Texans for generations. #SusanDawson #E3Alliance ow.ly/Jlf850ZwiJq
Chandra Villanueva 🦏 retweeted
The Lone Star State takes pride in doing things bigger and better, but this year's KIDS COUNT data book by @AECFNews reveals a harsher truth...
📉Texas children are NOT set up for success.
Read more by ETX's very own @CodaRGarza in the @statesman 👇
statesman.com/opinion/column…
Chandra Villanueva 🦏 retweeted
🚨Our team is growing! We're looking for passionate people ready to help build a Texas where everyone can thrive.
Current openings:
📣 Deputy Director of Communications
📊 Finance & Contract Specialist
📚 Higher Ed & Budget Policy Fellow
Learn more 👉 everytexan.org/get-involved/…
Property tax cuts may sound appealing, but they come with a tradeoff: TX has already committed $51B to school property tax cuts since 2019.💰
Proposals for MORE raise questions about how we'll continue funding public schools & services Texans rely on👉 bit.ly/txpropertytaxplans
Chandra Villanueva 🦏 retweeted
Property tax cuts may sound appealing, but they come with a tradeoff: TX has already committed $51B to school property tax cuts since 2019.💰
Proposals for MORE raise questions about how we'll continue funding public schools & services Texans rely on👉 bit.ly/txpropertytaxplans
We're hiring at @EveryTxn! Apply today to become our next Senior Director of Development. everytexan.org/get-involved/…
Chandra Villanueva 🦏 retweeted
NEW RESOURCE:
A customizable letter template for communicating with lawmakers about rising costs and the Allotment for Basic Costs (ABC).
Available now:
🔗 tasb.org/advocacy/tasb-gr-up…
Lots of concern in the House Pub Ed Cmt about how complicated school finance is. However #txlege made it that way. Learn more about how complicated the changes in HB 2 are and how the state is shortchanging our schools in my lasted report: everytexan.org/2026/05/06/pi… @EveryTxn
Chandra Villanueva 🦏 retweeted
"Texas is shortchanging public education. By failing to keep funding aligned with costs and prioritizing tax cuts over long-term investment, policymakers are creating a system that is increasingly inequitable, overly complex, and inadequate to meet need." everytexan.org/2026/05/06/pi…
Our public schools are not failing. They have been failed by our state leadership. #txlege
Chandra Villanueva 🦏 retweeted
I hope @TexasObserver called @ChandraKus to ask about her bill to make Rattler's the Official State Snake.
Don't miss an article!
Catch up with everything we've published from the March/April 2026 issue of our magazine: texasobserver.org/issues/mar…
ALT The March/April 2026 issue of Texas Observer magazine has a cover photograph of a coiled rattlesnake, its forked tongue tasting the air, against a stark bare background. Headline: In Defense of the Rattlesnake, Notes of a diamondback partisan, by Asher Elbein. Other headlines: The Hunt for Safe Military Housing by René Kladzyk. Time Comes for Castroville by April Maria Ortiz.
I’m writing a new school finance report. My take on the school finance system and HB 2 will be out in early 2026. #txlege #txed #AllAboutPennies
Chandra Villanueva 🦏 retweeted
NEW: As Texas school districts scramble to comply with a new state law banning "indecent" and "profane" library books, one startup is cashing in.
I dug into tens of thousands of dollars in contracts between the company and Texas public schools. Here's what I learned:🧵
Chandra Villanueva 🦏 retweeted
Social justice requires public policy.💡Happy #TribFest, Austin! Explore more data at bit.ly/TribETX.
