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Last Week of Early Voting

Click here to find your local polling location. Thank You For Your Support Please Share Our Video Message! PO Box 471155, Fort Worth, Texas, 76147 Check out our website

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6 days ago1 min read

Events Throughout Texas

Early Voting Is Here Click here to find your local polling location. September and October Events Over the past several months, Pastors for Texas Children and Pastors for Children have brought together faith leaders, educators, elected officials, and community supporters at events in Lubbock, Fort Worth, Austin, and San Antonio. We are grateful for everyone who has joined us in our shared commitment to strengthening Texas neighborhood public schools. We especially appreciat

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6 days ago1 min read

Vouchers and Your Vote

PTC in the News Dallas ISD parent and PTC Executive Director, Holly Bandel said during a news conference, following a Texas Senate hearing on school choice, that the district has provided “incredible experiences” for her kids, which are now at risk. Bandel, the executive director of Pastors for Texas Children, also serves as a pastor in Garland. That district could lose $2.6 million. “These are two of our best districts in the metroplex area,” she said. “The impact of t

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6 days ago1 min read

PTC Welcomes New Executive Director, Holly Gaskill Bandel

PRESS RELEASE, SEPTEMBER 21, 2026 Veteran United Methodist pastor and longtime public education advocate to lead statewide organization as founder Rev. Charles Foster Johnson expands the ministry nationally. Fort Worth, TX - Pastors for Texas Children (PTC) today announced the appointment of Rev. Holly Gaskill Bandel as its new Executive Director, bringing more than 25 years of pastoral leadership, nonprofit experience and community engagement to the statewide organizatio

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Sep 222 min read

Pastors Stand For Religious Liberty

Pastors Stand For Religious Liberty! The fringe right wing of our state and nation wishes to take over the public trust for their own private interests. They want you to pay for their private education through vouchers, and seek many other transfers of wealth from the public to their own pockets. Nowhere is this corruption more egregious than the many violations we see today of our God-given religious liberty and the American principle of church/state separation. And the

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Sep 103 min read

Our Schools Our Democracy

Our Schools, Our Democracy On Greg Abbott’s Double Standard Our close friends, allies, and partners at Our Schools, Our Democracy issued a hard-hitting press release last week on Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement that he would audit Texas public schools even further. Everyone knows that our independent school districts in Texas have to have an annual audit. Accountability and transparency are hallmarks of our public school system. But, guess what? No such audit has been req

PTC Team

Sep 102 min read

Our Children

Feed Our Kids This month Pastors for Texas Children clergy and faith leaders along with our partners at Episocpal Health Foundation are raising awareness on food insecurity, in particular protecting SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) from potential state cuts. PTC clergy participated in the "Call to Feed the Hungry" weekend in early August, from pulpits and within congregations, to raise awareness of this crucial issue affecting many of our students and their fa

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Sep 102 min read

Our Faith, Our Children, Our Future

Our Faith, Our Children, Our Future Election season is near, and one thing remains true: Public education is always on the ballot. Texas is at a pivotal moment. Several Texas House and State Senate races are highly competitive, creating a unique opportunity to strengthen support for public education. PTC's campaign, Our Faith, Our Children, Our Future, is a targeted voter engagement campaign focused on the legislative districts where trusted local voices can make the gr

PTC Team

Sep 102 min read