In small-town Texas, privacy can mean something simple: neighbors may know your business, but they respect your space. Leilani believes that sense of trust and personal privacy is worth protecting.

In small-town Texas, privacy can mean something simple: neighbors may know your business, but they respect your space. Leilani believes that sense of trust and personal privacy is worth protecting.
Bessie may steal the spotlight, but the message is serious: Leilani says voucher-driven enrollment losses could put rural schools at risk. In small towns, those schools are the heart of the community.
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After 32 years teaching 1984, Leilani Barnett sees a familiar warning in today’s surveillance technology. She compares Flock cameras to Orwell’s “Big Brother” and urges people to think carefully about privacy and freedom.
Texas teachers may have limited collective bargaining rights, but they still have a powerful voice: their vote. Leilani says teachers can use that collective voice to shape the future of public education.
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“You are my bosses.” 💙 Leilani Barnett says she’ll work for the people of HD69, not a party, a governor, or Washington. If an idea helps her constituents, she’ll support it.
Texas is pausing new data center construction pending an audit. For HD69, where residents have raised concerns about water, power, and land, it’s an important moment to ask: what safeguards should come next?
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Leilani Barnett questions where voucher dollars are going, and whether they’re reaching rural communities like Seymour, Burkburnett, and Crowell. Her focus: making sure HD69’s public schools aren’t left behind.
“Public schools are the great equalizer.” As a product of public education, Leilani Barnett believes every child deserves a fair shot at opportunity—regardless of where they come from.
“Did he just say that?” After 32 years in education, that moment at a retired teachers’ meeting planted the seed for Leilani Barnett to run. She believes experience in the classroom matters and teachers deserve to be heard.
At the Red River Data Center Forum, candidates from different races shared their perspectives and urged residents to get informed, ask questions, and do their own research.
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1984 was written as a warning about censorship, surveillance, and the loss of free thought. Leilani believes that’s exactly why we should keep reading it and keep having open conversations about the issues it raises today.
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Leilani visited the Roaring Springs memorial to honor those who served. Her message is simple: veterans deserve more.
Big news! Leilani has been endorsed by NPE Action, a national org fighting for public schools. Proud to have their support. 🎉
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The math behind the voucher threat to rural schools, explained simply. This is what's actually at stake.
A quick reminder from an HD69 landmark: Leilani Barnett is asking for your vote, Nov 3.
When the grid is under strain, who should come first? Leilani believes Texas families, livestock, and essential community needs should be protected before massive noncritical data center loads.
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After 32 years teaching 1984, Leilani Barnett says today’s surveillance technology raises a question worth asking: how much privacy are we willing to give up for security?
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Rural schools can’t afford to lose students. Leilani Barnett explains why a 10% enrollment drop over five years can put small schools at risk of closure or consolidation, and why public schools are on the ballot. Vote for policies, not parties, on Nov. 3.
We've come a long way since this typewriter but Texas schools still aren't funded to the national average. Vote Leilani Barnett to help change that. 🗳️
What does Texas law actually protect when the power grid is under strain? Leilani says rural families deserve clear answers, not assumptions. If our farms and ranches aren’t protected, that needs to change.
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