Collin County is an Orphan

Sen. Bob Deuell, Tincy, Ray Huffines

Angela Tucker, Fred Moses, Tincy

Tincy with Sen. Jeb Hensarling

Rep. Cindy Burkett with Tincy

Tincy with Christi Craddick

Collin County is an Orphan

By J.B. Blocker

Due to the new redistricting lines, Collin County is now part of the new District 12 for representation on the State Board of Education! This newly aligned district is now partly Northern Dallas County and all of Collin County.

This is actually good news! It means that this highly conservative Christian base has the opportunity to be represented by ‘Tincy’ Miller, the most highly respected and devoted advocate in Texas SBOE history.

Mrs. Miller is far and away the most knowledgeable and experienced of all candidates’ state wide. Her dedication to Texas public schools spans over 20 years!

A Football Analogy

This opportunity for representation could be compared to the Denver Broncos’ acquisition of Payton Manning for quarterback. Even though Manning is nearing the end of his career, his leadership, track record, knowledge of the game, and determination all added up to an easy decision for G.M. and Hall of Fame quarterback for Denver, John Elway.

Not only are Manning and Miller highly respected in their fields, they are no nonsense leaders who find a way to get the most from their teammates. They know the rules better than anyone else and literally changed the face of their organizations. They cannot be intimidated, their integrity cannot be questioned, and they have lived their careers without letting egos get in the way of the performance of their duties.

A Mothers Love, Geraldine 'Tincy' Millers Story

One woman’s quest to give every child a chance to learn. 

Geraldine “Tincy” Miller defines tenacity.  As chair of the State Board of Education, a leader in Highland Park and an active supporter of the arts, she never quits, always giving her best.  Before all else, however, Tincy Miller is a mother.  A mother whose quest to find answers for her son, has driven her to provide every child in Texas with a chance to learn.

Tincy’s journey began when her son, Vance Jr., started having problems in the classroom, and at home.  Leaving no stone unturned, she spent years searching for solutions.  What Tincy didn’t know, however, was that her son’s rebellion masked an inner struggle to learn.

After enrolling in a dyslexia program at Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Tincy began working alongside doctors, teaching children to read, write and spell phonetically.  When Tincy shared her son’s experiences, her colleagues identified the invisible disability plaguing her son as dysgraphia, a form of dyslexia.

“Here I was working with dyslexic kids, and my own son was suffering with it without my knowledge,” she said.  “I just couldn’t see the forest for the trees.”

The diagnosis brought freedom that stirred both mother and son to pursue higher education.  Vance Jr., went on to Southern Methodist University, eventually working with his father at Miller Companies, Inc. Tincy, however, followed her newly found passion for dyslexia to Texas A&M University-Commerce.

“I saw the lack of sympathy for students with dyslexia, and I wanted to learn ways to keep these students from falling thought the cracks,” she said.

As the working mother of four children,