Dallas City Wire

Beth Van Duyne, currently serving as a U.S. Congresswoman for Texas' 24th district, shared updates through her Twitter account on March 8, 2025. Her posts highlighted interactions with local leaders and opportunities for high school artists in her constituency.

In a tweet posted on March 8, 2025, at 01:33 UTC, Van Duyne expressed pleasure in meeting familiar faces from Irving, including Mayor Rick Stopfer and City Manager Chris Hillman. As a former mayor herself, she emphasized the importance of maintaining strong partnerships with local leaders. "Wonderful to see some familiar faces from the City of Irving, including Mayor Rick Stopfer, and City Manager, Chris Hillman! As a former mayor, I always value having strong partnerships with our local leaders and regularly meet with our NTX mayors."

Later that day at 17:00 UTC, Van Duyne reached out to high school artists within her district by announcing the opening of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. She encouraged submissions by April 25th for an opportunity to have artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for a year. "Calling all high school artists in #TX24! The 2025 Congressional Art Competition is now open! Please submit your artwork by April 25th for a chance to have their piece displayed in the U.S. Capitol for a year!"

At 17:23 UTC on the same day, Van Duyne invited followers to view artworks created by neighbors from Texas’ 24th district during last year's competition. "Check out some of the amazing art our #TX24 neighbors created last year!"