After a bruising primary season, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has the votes to pass a 'school choice' plan, but lawmakers on both sides are gearing up for a tough...
Gov. Greg Abbott hosts a tailgate at the First Dallas Academy football game at the First Baptist Athletic Complex, in Dallas on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Abbott spoke about school choice.in last year’s regular and special legislative sessions, Abbott worked to unseat eight incumbents who voted to block his plan. That plus primary victories by allies running for open Republican seats gave Abbott the votes he needed for 2025.
“This isn’t just about the elected official, even though they’re taking the vote,” she added. “We’re going to ensure that Texans are informed about the issue, so when their representatives vote for it, they are backed up by their constituents.” Capo added: “Though, I guess if I spent as many millions of dollars as he did, I’d want to rest on my laurels too.”Scott Milder, co-founder of Friends of Texas Public Schools, said voucherlike plans are bad for Texas.
“No one is more committed to improving the educational experience in our public schools than our highly trained professional educators,” Milder wrote. “If this is your goal as well and your motives are pure, it is incumbent upon you to work with our state legislature to appropriately fund Texas public schools, independent of your politically motivated school vouchers legislation. If it’s truly good for Texas, then vouchers can stand on their own.
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