Cassandra Garcia Hernandez

All across Texas, our communities are uniting in prayer and action to support our brothers and sisters experiencing the unimaginable. If you’re able, please join me in donating to the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund to support local response, relief, and recovery efforts. Every…

We almost made 12 hours,” @electcharles says. And with that, the joint disaster preparedness committee adjourns for the day. Second meeting set for 9:30 a.m. July 31 in Kerrville, which Perry said will have a “more local flavor” and meteorologist testimony. #txlege

Today was the highest electricity demand day of the year so far in Texas. Renewables again produced over 50% of the needed power at the time of peak demand. No conservation call, no energy emergency, no drama. Just low wholesale power prices—again. #txlege #txenergy

¡Prepárese para un año escolar saludable! Lo invitamos a nuestro evento de vacunas de regreso a clases el sábado 9 de agosto. Escanee el código QR o agende su cita aquí: bit.ly/3H0gQxa También atenderemos sin cita. #backtoschool2025

Get ready for a healthy school year! Our Back-to-School Vaccination Event is happening on Saturday, August 9, at DCHHS. Make sure your student is protected. 9 am - 12 pm Scan the QR Code or make an appointment here: bit.ly/3H0gQxa Walk-ins are welcome #backtoschool2025

Made it back to the Capitol to welcome #HD115 leader Elizabeth, a student in CFB-ISD and a member of the Lone Star Leadership Academy! She came prepared with some wonderful questions—including one about my favorite part of the job. I told her it’s meeting young people like her…

"Disasters in Texas are locally managed — elected mayors and county judges are the emergency management directors for their communities," @chiefkidd says. "Our job at the state is to support local efforts. ... I always say we are responsible, but we are not in charge." #txlege

Kidd says Texas needs to improve first responder communications in disasters, noting that some teams on July 4 were using "really cheap Chinese radios. We're better than that." A bill that would've created a Texas Interoperability Council failed in the regular #txlege session.

Carl Johnson of TxDOT says there are 420 low water crossings in Central Texas, many in rural areas. It costs about $30k to install and maintain stream gauges and barriers for low water crossings — meaning it'd cost about $10.2M to add that infrastructure in rural areas alone.

After state officials detailed flood response efforts for about 40 minutes, Rep. @VoteAnnJohnson is asking for "the most honest assessment of what went wrong." "This is a hearing to try to figure out how 137 people died. ... What do we need to do better, or what went wrong?"

Join us this weekend for MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) and MCV4 (Meningitis) vaccines, just in time for back-to-school season! Bring your immunization records and get protected! #vaccine #measles #DallasCounty #PublicHealth #health

Thinking of my colleagues this morning, may they work diligently to get well deserved answers to families, resources to rebuild, and investment in life saving policies that will protect Texans. 💚 #txlege

Hey, CFBISD parents! Have you downloaded the ParentSquare mobile app? 📲 Here are 3 reasons why having the app is beneficial for communication regarding your student. ✅️ Centralized Communication — A singular platform for parents to check school updates, announcements, and…

The #txlege Senate's congressional redistricting hearings are set for 10 a.m. Friday, 10 a.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Monday & 9 a.m. Tuesday. As expected, they're virtual — postings urge Texans who don't have internet/videoconference to visit a local library. capitol.texas.gov/Committees/Mee…

Invited testimony at tomorrow’s #txlege joint Disaster Preparedness & Flooding committees will include several state agency heads, the Texas Water Development Board, river authority officials and a panel on emergency communications, per agenda:

Up to 1.7 million Texans are expected to lose their health insurance through coming changes to the Affordable Care Act marketplace under Republicans’ tax and spending megabill, according to an analysis by health policy experts. bit.ly/3TQ3CpI

This was expected, this is going to sting. Expect electricity bills to continue to rise in the region and energy affordability concerns to be top of mind at kitchen tables and for politicians (at least the shrewd ones)

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