Spencer Schumacher
@BikeLaneSpencer
🤘 #txlege Staffer 🚈 Urban Transportation Commissioner 🚲 Chair, Bicycle Advisory Council 🏆 2023 @ATX_311 Bike Lane Blockage Complaint Champion
Some personal news! This weekend the smartest and most beautiful person I've ever known agreed to marry me. They say marriage is a winding road, for us it's mostly been a bike lane. Love you, @erin_i_swear.
The mass starvation & killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli gov’t is a chillul hashem, a desecration of God. Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well.forward.com/opinion/757549…
As Texas grieves unimaginable loss from the July 4th flood in the Texas Hill Country, Speaker @moodyforelpaso and I are leading a bipartisan effort to raise funds for the relief efforts. We ask every House Member join us in contributing $1,000 to the Community Foundation of the…
Tragedy isn’t partisan, & neither is helping our fellow Texans. @jaredlpatterson and I are giving to help families affected by this disaster, & we’re asking others to do the same. There are hurts that money can’t fix, but this is one part of easing what burdens we can. #txlege
If you've been looking for some good news this week, this is it: @UHouston is the first university to adopt the Academic Fresh Start policy I passed alongside @DonnaHowardTX this Session! A huge step forward for college accessibility in Texas. Go cougs!
Returning students now have the option to waive grades and credits that are more than five years old, giving them a true fresh start to earn their degree and build a stronger future. Read more: uh.edu/news-events/st…
I'm sorry? Shrinking? That's just not true. The City's growth ~slowed~ to .5% last year but we're not shrinking. And Austin is still one of the fastest growing Metros in the US.
Looking at Downtown and Travis Height for affordability is some crazy cherry picking. Here's the rest of D9: 78705 (Wampus / N. Uni) $1575 avg rent (-10.15% YoY) 78751 (Hyde Park/Hancock) $2021 (+2%) 78722 (Cherrywood) $1895 ( -15.77%) 78723 (Mueller/Windsor) $2175 (-9.98%)
In District 9, 78701 (downtown Austin) is a zip code that has seen a ton of construction, including on Rainey Street and elsewhere, but average rental prices are actually going up. We are +$100 YoY change and +$130 MoM change on average as of June. The distribution of rents…
This has to be an MLS Skills Challenge attendance record. @herculezg please judge Austin by this, not the $150 tickets for USA vs Saudi Arabia 🥺
🚨 On Monday, Republicans unleash Trump's scheme to rig Texas’ congressional maps. Their ploy is to steal seats they can’t win. But these seats belong to the people, not power-hungry politicians. ➡️ Help us stop them. Chip in today. stopthetexassteal.com #StopTheTexasSteal
We bring the ride. They bring the magic. See you at @Q2Stadium for @MLS All-Star week! Sonny Guadarrama Academy cultivates excellence in the classroom, on the field and in life. Learn more: sg.academy #CapMetro service: capmetro.org/Q2
🚑 Paramedics answer our calls for help. Now Texas is finally answering theirs. Starting Fall 2025, #HB1105 waives tuition + lab fees for paramedics working in public EMS departments—no more paying out of pocket just to stay certified. Until now, only firefighter-paramedics…
Funny how the racists always hide behind anonymous accounts. I don't think I've ever met a racist that wasn't a coward.
Muslims out!
My rent has gone down 5% two years in a row! It's only happening because we have council members like @ZoForAustin who are prioritizing real affordability. If you want to see rent stay low, donate today to make sure the NIMBY's don't ruin the progress. secure.actblue.com/donate/re-elec…
Proud to have sponsored @SarahEckhardtTX's bill in the House. It will help address our workforce pipeline efforts by ensuring more Texans are able to achieve post-secondary credentials/degrees and meet workforce demands. #txlege
Proud to have expanded access to college for Texans this Session, and excited to share updates soon about where it's already making an impact. Stay tuned! #txlege
Proud to have expanded access to college for Texans this Session, and excited to share updates soon about where it's already making an impact. Stay tuned! #txlege
🎓 Everyone deserves a second shot at college—but old grades from 5+ years ago were slamming doors shut. #SB365, passed by @SarahEckhardtTX, changes that. Starting Fall 2025, Texas colleges can ignore stale grades from 5–10 years back when someone reapplies. This clean slate…
Can't have it both ways. "State’s witnesses involved in drawing 2021 congressional districts (ratified by 2023 #txlege) uniformly testified that congressional map was drawn blind to race, that racial data was never considered, and that only political data was considered."
New: Following the DOJ’s letter & @GregAbbott_TX’s 89(1) call that included congressional redistricting (& asserted the current maps are “racially gerrymandered), plaintiffs in the El Paso case have filed a motion to reopen it for new testimony: documentcloud.org/documents/2599… #txlege
We need to save Texas from extreme weather AND extreme politics. ✅ Yes to a Special Session delivering a sober response to the flood disaster. ❌ No to a Special Session binging on culture war replays we turned off the first time. #txlege
We delivered historic legislation this year that will benefit Texans for generations. There is more work to do. The Special Session begins on July 21 to improve early warning systems, provide flood relief funding, & more. My full special session agenda: bit.ly/3GC63cm
Texans need help and many of the items on this special session call can deliver relief for our state. But redistricting in the middle of multiple crises is a move rooted in politics — not policy. We should be solving problems here at home, not protecting seats in Congress.
Here is the Texas governor's special session legislative agenda. In addition to flood issues, he adds congressional redistricting, ban on THC products for minors and the transgender bathroom bill. #txlege
Earlier this year at the Texas State Capitol, choices were made that affect every Texan. Republicans picked billionaire donors and culture wars. Texas Senate Democrats stood with Texans. 🎥 Watch our video and see how we fought for you.