fred2816Dec 2, 20211 minAre you in District I?Hi friends! If you live in HISD District I or have a family or friend inside the district, please remind them to VOTE for Janette. I will...
janettegarzaDec 2, 20211 minCompetitive Pay for Teachers. A WIN for Students and Educators.We must stop underpaying our HISD educators. We can't afford to maintain the status quo. It's time for a change. Vote early now until Dec...
fred2816Dec 1, 20211 minJanette's Interview with Houston Public MediaRead News 88.7 InDepth about the HISD runoff election. She clears up the out-of-context statement in the Leader about the state takeover...
janettegarzaNov 29, 20211 minJanette's responses to community surveys and questionnairesSome recent surveys, questionnaires, and forums:
janettegarzaNov 19, 20211 minLa GarzaI get asked all the time “why is there a bird in your campaign logo?”. The bird is a heron, colonies of which inhabit trees in my own...
janettegarzaNov 8, 20211 minLet me set the record straightI’ve received some questions from voters about where my campaign finances come from. Campaigns are financed in two ways: straight...
janettegarzaOct 24, 20211 minHISD on the HCAD Board of DirectorsAll property owners in Houston pay taxes based on the value of their property to fund state and local government entities. The Harris...
janettegarzaOct 22, 20211 minFirst-generation college graduateI am proud to be a first-generation college graduate. I had excellent teachers in my Brownsville ISD neighborhood schools who prepared me...
janettegarzaOct 19, 20211 minEndorsement - Delphina Torres, Northside leaderOur campaign has so much support from the community leaders and education advocates of District 1. Like me, they have skin in the game....
janettegarzaOct 9, 20211 minFamilias Latinas Por La EducaciónAlmost ⅔ of HISD students identify as Latino. Last month a group of mothers and grandmothers from Familias Latinas Por La Educación met...
janettegarzaOct 8, 20211 minArts Connect Houston - Arts Education Helps Student Learning and Well-Being As the main community representative on the leadership committee of Arts Connect Houston, I am proud of the work this organization has...
janettegarzaOct 7, 20211 minWe have FAILED our teachersTexas Education Agency data below shows where HISD ranks in teacher pay compared to neighboring districts for 2016-17 through 2019-20....
janettegarzaOct 3, 20211 minWe have failed our childrenAll students suffered setbacks during the pandemic. 53% of HISD students passed the math STAAR test in 2019. However, this hides the true...
janettegarzaSep 30, 20211 minPrioritize Special EducationHouston ISD has consistently failed to meet the needs of our most vulnerable children, our special education students. Audits over the...
janettegarzaSep 28, 20211 minA complete history includes all who create a more perfect unionI was raised in Brownsville, TX, and never learned the history of Mexican-Americans in my public schools. I was lucky to be able to pay...
Jose C BolivarSep 27, 20211 minJanette Answers Tough Questions Charles Kuffner interviews Janette for the Off the Kuff Interview Series. Find out what Janette has to say about the state of HISD and...
janettegarzaSep 27, 20211 minHISD D- and F-rated schoolsHISD is not serving the children of Houston well with 50 D/F-rated campuses in the district. All of our students are talented and able to...
janettegarzaSep 25, 20211 minLatinos for Education Board FellowshipLatinos only represent 2% of board members in education nonprofits. Latinos for Education is working to improve that number right here in...
Jose C BolivarSep 7, 20211 minOutstanding Leadership Janette is an Outstanding Business Leader in Energy honoree by the Houston Business Journal for 2021. The journal recognizes "women in...