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TOP PAC Endorses Gina Ortiz Jones for San Antonio Mayor

May 21, 2025

San Antonio residents deserve a solution-oriented leader who will look out for them

Today, Texas Organizing Project (TOP) PAC announced its endorsement of Gina Ortiz Jones for San Antonio Mayor.

Dr. Doshie Piper, TOP Board Co-President based in San Antonio, offered the following statement:

“At TOP, we organize to improve the lives of working Texas families each and every day. We know that WHO is in office is critical to our ability to achieve our vision for racial and economic justice.

“Our elected officials have the power to pass policies that either lift us up or set us back. So every election is important, and getting out the vote is crucial to ensuring that our elected officials are accountable to US.

“That’s why TOP is ready to fight for and lift up Gina Ortiz Jones, a proven community leader, in this pivotal San Antonio mayoral runoff.”

Elizabeth Davila, TOP member from San Antonio added:

“San Antonians deserve a mayor who will stand side by side with us and respect the rights of ALL communities — no matter our age, race, income level, or which ZIP Code we’re from.

“We need a mayor who will put a stop to injustices and push for humane solutions to issues in our neighborhoods.

“Gina Ortiz Jones understands what matters to our city’s working families, and she is committed to championing our priorities — from protecting our rights, to making housing and childcare more affordable, to fighting for good-paying jobs with benefits.”

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About Texas Organizing Project PAC:

Texas Organizing Project (TOP) PAC runs the largest, independent get-out-the-vote political programs in Texas, focusing on expanding the electorate of color, with an emphasis on turning out Black and Latino voters. To date, TOP PAC has mobilized hundreds of thousands of voters across the state with the aim of building a reflective democracy–one that looks like us and shares our values. 

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TOP statement on the signing of Texas school voucher bill SB2

May 3, 2025

The following statement is from Brianna Brown, Co-Executive Director of Texas Organizing Project (TOP), in response to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signing into law SB2, school voucher legislation that would divert public funds away from public schools:

“Greg Abbott’s school voucher scam isn’t about improving student outcomes; it’s about lining the pockets of his campaign donors and dismantling public education in our state.

“Abbott’s billionaire buddy Jeff Yass bankrolled this legislative scheme at the expense of Texas kids, parents, and teachers.

“Speaking as a mother who sends her kids to public schools, SB2’s passage once more proves our governor will always carry water for his wealthy backers before ever passing meaningful policy to benefit working Texans families.

“Are we surprised? Of course not. Are we infuriated? Absolutely.

“Texas taxpayer dollars should go to PUBLIC schools and institutions – NOT private and parochial schools.”

Dr. Doshie Piper, TOP Board Co-President, added:

“Abbott couldn’t care less about the unpopularity of his school voucher scam. His crusade for years, our governor spent millions bullying Texas GOP legislators into submission to pass it.  

“Under the guise of ‘school choice’ – which Texas already has – Abbott pushed vouchers like a snake oil salesman, casting them as a magic elixir to help students and families.

“In reality, he sold the public a slick, right-wing think-tank repackaging of what school vouchers were proposed decades ago for – to perpetuate racial and economic segregation in our schools. 

“Working with pro-public education allies, TOP stands ready to make sure Abbott and lawmakers who supported his scam hear from us at the ballot box and feel the political consequences of their cowardice.”

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About Texas Organizing Project:

TOP organizes Black and Latino communities in Dallas, Harris, Bexar, and Fort Bend counties with the goal of transforming Texas into a state where working people of color have the power and representation they deserve. For more information, visit organizetexas.org.