Before I was a politician on stages like this, I was a public school teacher in room in room in room 112 at Rhodes Middle School on the west side. Of San Antonio, the West side. The west side is a beautiful, historic neighborhood. It's also one of the poorest zip codes in the entire state of Texas. Every day, I saw my students and their families struggle heroically to overcome a rigged system holding them back. My students weren't just kids. They were survivors, fighters, dreamers. (25:44–25:54)
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Asserts that the west side of San Antonio is one of the poorest areas in Texas.
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