“That’s a $210 check I just received from our vaccine lawyer. It’s to reimburse our initial expenses back in 1999 when our vaccine claim was filed. 17 years later, our claim is denied in a final appeal. No words. This is a huge punch to the gut. Healthy baby, 9 weeks old, receives 2 […]
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“Did you see THAT tweet?” a friend texted. No, actually I haven’t been on Twitter in so long I forgot I’m onTwitter. I mean, it’s hard to take it seriously when adults (much less elected officials) need the adult version of a social media chaperone after 7:00 PM. Not entirely sure what happens after
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What are the important dates for the 2018 Primary Election? Last day to register to vote in May 22nd Primary Runoffs: Monday, April 23 Early voting: Monday, May 14 – Friday, May 18 Primary Election Day: Tuesday, May 22 *TFVC Endorsed Runoff Candidate Jill Wolfskill’s (HD 13) Special Election: May 5* Who can vote in the
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If you don’t live near one of our priority races and would like to help closer to home, please contact a campaign near you from the list of TFVC-endorsed candidates below and ask what YOU can do to help carry them over the finish line to victory on March 6! Find who represents you here.
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We’ve said it several times over the course of the past months, but it bears repeating: Due to the nature of how districts are drawn in Texas, very few districts are considered “swing” districts. This means that if a Republican holds the seat in a particular district, a Republican in most cases will continue to
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What are the important dates for the 2018 Primary Election? Last day to register to vote in March 6th Primaries: February 5 Early voting: Tuesday, February 20 – Friday, March 2 Primary Election Day: Tuesday, March 6 What House District and Senate District do I live in and who represents me? Visit www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us and enter your
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Please see our Common Voter Questions page for answers to all your Primary Day voting questions, including how to find out which House District and Senate District you live in and where and when to vote. A printable version of this list can be accessed here. Endorsed Candidates – Texas House * = Priority Campaign If
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For a person of many words, I have to say, words to describe my feelings right now are somewhat elusive. It started this weekend when I opened my facebook page to see a young man well known in the vaccine safety community lost his battle with vaccine injury. I don’t know this young man
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“You are a force to be reckoned with.” These incredible, sweet, encouraging words were recently written on my Facebook page. While the amount of support I receive on a daily basis is much of what motivates and fuels me, these words also hit me like a ton of bricks. “You are a force to be
My dad has always cautioned me to be aware of the fact that although perception and reality are two very different things, that difference often does not matter in the real world. A person’s perception IS reality to them, no matter how far removed from the truth. It should be no surprise that there are
1. We Are the Epicenter Texas is known nationwide as the central battleground for the vaccine choice movement. They were able to take California, and have now set their eyes on Texas. TFVC has worked hard to lay a solid foundation & build the proper structure – we are a 501c3, a 501c4, and a registered
Top Ten Reasons to Become A Member of Texans For Vaccine Choice! Read More »
While we saw a lot of activity surrounding vaccine legislation in the House this past Session, not a single TFVC-scoreable vote was taken in the Senate. This is a testimony to both the success of our efforts in defeating bad legislation in the House as well as the Senate’s reluctance to take up the few
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Victory 1: WE WON! We were 4-0 on the House floor with pro-parent amendments, with two bills being passed into law! HB 7: Two amendments to prevent CPS from using vaccination status as “evidence” to remove children from the home and to terminate parental rights were adopted, and HB 7 was signed by Gov. Abbott.
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Calm your nerves, Jackie. Deep Breath. Here we go again. Pound, pound, pound. Yes, the sound of me typing aggressively… errr… passionately maybe? Another day, another outrage. You know, most days even the most egregious atrocities against our movement don’t phase me anymore. Sad, but true. Bullying? Meh. Slander? Meh. Lies about our movement? Like
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Tisk. Tisk. Here we go again coming across a Facebook tag that has me passionately pounding at my keyboard. I am not one to respond to every article I come across; I just don’t have the time nor energy to do so. Despite the media’s insistence that politics has been a life-long passion of mine
Here at Texans for Vaccine Choice, we receive a lot of questions, comments, and concerns on a daily basis. For a mostly volunteer organization, it’s nearly too many to keep up with and certainly far more than we can fully investigate or respond to in a proper capacity. However, one particular Facebook tag caught my
We have received a copy of Austin ISD’s cover letter for the Kick the Flu consent form and, not surprisingly, it is full of misinformation and propaganda. 🚫 “Offering flu vaccinations in a school setting has proven to be effective in preventing illness and reducing absenteeism.” GREAT NEWS! Apparently just the fact that they are
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As the boots on the ground at the capitol during the last legislative session, I was given an “all access” pass of sorts to interact with our elected officials on a daily basis. I got to know them and their staffs. I had the opportunity to look them in the eyes, ask them directly where
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The following article has been published on politicopro.com and can be viewed here if you have the PRO subscription. Read the article in its entirety below and our response to it here. Small anti-vaccine PAC has outsize clout in Texas politics By Renuka Rayasam 09/01/2017 09:16 AM EDT AUSTIN, Texas — A two-year-old political action committee
New shoes, new backpack, colored pencils, glue sticks, calculators — CHECK! All ready to go back to school this week! Wait! According to this article, vaccines are the most important item to get for back to school. Let’s read the article together, shall we? “As a new school year begins, so do the arguments about vaccinations.”
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