NY Times: "Texas Democrats Leave State to Block G.O.P. From Redrawing Political Map"

"Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives left the state on Sunday in a last-ditch attempt to stop Republicans from adopting an aggressively redrawn congressional map. Their absence is expected to prevent the House from reaching the quorum needed to hold a vote this week.

“We’re leaving Texas to fight for Texans,”
said Gene Wu, a state representative from
Houston and the chair of the
Democratic caucus in the Texas House.Credit...
Jim Vondruska for The New York Times

The walkout was a sharp escalation in the bitter partisan clash over a mid-decade redistricting in Texas that was requested by President Trump. Republicans in the State Legislature were rapidly moving forward, with the map — drawn to flip five Democratic congressional districts to favor Republicans — being passed out of two committees over the weekend.

Hours after the Democrats departed, Gov. Greg Abbott responded with a further escalation, declaring that their walkout amounted to an “abandonment or forfeiture of an elected state office.”

Continue reading the article via this "gift link"  -> 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/us/texas-democrats-walkout-redistricting-map-gop.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bU8.SxYI.ihmIPj-qLTgk&smid=url-share

Franklin Public Schools: Space Needs & Facilities Analysis Subcommittee Meeting - March 20, 2023 - 5:00 PM

Space Needs & Facilities Analysis Subcommittee Meeting

Municipal Building - Training Room (Virtual Link in Agenda)

A G E N D A

"The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law."

● Review Redistricting Public Input

● Discuss School Committee Recommendation

● Additional Data Needed for SC Presentation

Shared from ->   https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/spaceneedssubcom-3_20_23.pdf

Franklin Public Schools: Space Needs & Facilities Analysis Subcommittee Meeting - March 20, 2023

Space Needs Subcommittee Meeting - virtual only - Dec 8, 2022 at 5:30 PM

Franklin Public Schools - Franklin School Committee

Space Needs & Facilities Assessment Sub Committee

December 8, 2022 - 5:30 - 6:00 P.M. - Virtual

A G E N D A

"The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law."

● Call to Order

● Recap of working sessions with AppGeo

● Dec. 20th School Redistricting Subcommittee Planning

● Adjourn

The agenda and virtual meeting connections can be found ->

https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/spaceneedssubcom-12_8_22.pdf

Note: This is the Space Needs subcommittee of the School Committee

https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-committee/pages/subcommittees-and-liaisons

not the Redistricting Advisory Committee

https://www.franklinps.net/school-committee/2023-redistricting-advisory-committee

This is effectively the School Committee planning session for the re-districting advisory meeting scheduled for Dec 20, 2022   https://www.franklinps.net/school-committee/2023-redistricting-advisory-committee/pages/meeting-dates

Space Needs Subcommittee Meeting - virtual only - Dec 8, 2022 at 5:30 PM

Reminder: Franklin School Committee - Redistricting Advisory Subcommittee - Nov 15, 2022 at 6 PM

 Franklin Public Schools - Franklin School Committee

Redistricting Advisory Subcommittee

November 15, 2022 - 6:00 PM

Franklin High School Media Center

A G E N D A

"The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law."

● Call to Order

● Introductions

● Project Goals and Objectives

● Timeline

● Project Approach/Workflow

● Guiding Principles

● Town Background

● District Background

● Questions/Discussion

● Adjourn

The agenda with remote connection info ->

https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/redistricting_advisory_subcom.pdf

Redistricting Advisory Subcommittee - Nov 15, 2022 at 6 PM

School Committee hears the District Improvement Plan, elementary improvement plans, and approves consultant expense for redistricting study (audio)

This session shares the Franklin, MA School Committee meeting held on Tuesday, Sep 27, 2022. The meeting was conducted in the Council Chambers. 

School Committee Chair Denise Spencer opens the meeting at 7:00 PM. 

The show notes contain a link to the agenda and to my notes.

The recording runs about two hours, thirty-five minutes, so let’s listen to the Franklin School Committee on Sep 27, 2022.

Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-851-franklin-ma-school-committee-mtg-09-27-22

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Meeting agenda ->   https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/uploads/scagenda_9-27-22.pdf

Meeting Packet Folder ->

https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/pages/september-27-2022-school-committee-meeting-packet

School Committee page -> https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-committee 

My notes in this ThreadReader PDF ->  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M0YYtKEh0vN20tg-CBcslcVsPE4D183W/view?usp=sharing 

Photos from the meeting (mostly screen shots of the presentations not yet posted to the packet folder)  https://photos.app.goo.gl/RD7WtNS9FvkdDwaS6

YouTube video replay for this meeting ->   https://youtu.be/buy1Dv9_HUk

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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial. 

This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.

How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/

If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

I hope you enjoy!

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School Committee: Space Needs SubCmte Mtg - 06/06/22 (audio)

FM #812 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 812 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares the School Committee - Space Needs Subcommittee meeting held virtually via Zoom on Monday, June 6, 2022. 

• Chair: A Charles; members D Spencer (left mtg), E Stokes
• Central Office: S Ahern, L Giguere, P Marano, M Goodman  

The meeting reviewed the data updates requested in the prior meeting. The bulk of the meeting previewed the update to be provided to the full School Committee as drafted by Chair Charles for  the regularly scheduled full School Committee meeting June 14, 2022. 

The update was discussed but not shared with the public participants as it was still an early draft. Feedback was taken by the Chair, who will continue to fine tune the draft with Central Office members. The presentation doc may not be released prior to the meeting.

The recording runs about 60 minutes, so let’s listen to the Space Needs discussion on June 6, 2022.

Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-812-school-cmte-space-needs-subcmte-mtg-06-06-22

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Meeting agenda =>  https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/spaceneedssubcom-6_6_22.pdf 

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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.  

This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.

 

How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/

If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

I hope you enjoy!

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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

School Committee: Space Needs SubCmte Mtg - 06/06/22 (audio)