Gov. Greg Abbott celebrates

Will the Texas House pass a school voucher bill? Here's why Gov. Greg Abbott is celebrating
If the author and all co-authors vote for House Bill 3, it would pass the lower chamber. The controversial program, also called school choice, would use public money to pay for children’s private school tuition.
Gov. Greg Abbott steps up online attacks as support builds for school vouchers
The approach echoes President Donald Trump's rhetoric and underscores the stakes for Abbott after months of pressuring lawmakers to pass the priority measure.
School voucher-style Texas bill poised to clear historic hurdle
Texas Republicans’ demand for a school voucher-style program appears poised to clear a major hurdle as a slim majority of House members have signaled their support. Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated Wednesday that 75 Republican representatives signed on as co-authors to House Bill 3,
Texas governor says he has votes to pass school voucher bill
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he has the votes in the state Legislature to pass a school voucher bill. The Senate passed its version of the bill earlier this month.
Greg Abbott Defends Plan To Overhaul Texas Education
Texas Governor Greg Abbott pledged to implement a private school voucher-style program on Wednesday during an address to conservative activists in Austin. The governor said the legislation, which has divided Texas Republicans and previously failed in the state House,
Gov. Greg Abbott makes case for ‘school choice’ plan at conservative gathering
AUSTIN − As tensions rise over a GOP-led effort to create a private school voucher-like program in Texas, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott addressed critics of his chief policy goal Wednesday in front of a gathering of grassroots conservatives in Austin.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's message on school vouchers gets a little muddled at key moment
Gov. Greg Abbott isn’t always the best messenger for his own priorities. That was clear again this week as he advocated for a school choice program that would allow parents to use state funding to pay for a portion of a private school’s tuition,
Thin majority of Texas House signs on to support voucher bill
The 75 co-sponsors plus the bill’s author would provide enough votes to pass Gov. Abbott’s top priority measure in the 150-seat House.
Austin American-Statesman2d
Texas top officials predict lawmakers will pass school voucher bill: 'The votes are there'
Greg Abbott, Rep. Gina Hinojosa spar over school vouchers Abbott has identified school choice legislation as an ...
IJR7h
Red State GOP’s Decades-Long Battle For School Choice May Soon Be Over
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signaled that a monumental school choice measure may soon pass in the state after ...
Would Texas football suffer because of school choice? Gov. Abbott, coaches clash over ESAs
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said plans for a school voucher-style program won’t have a negative impact on one of the state’s most ...
KSAT22h
Could school vouchers drain rural public schools? One San Antonio-area district weighs in
Poth ISD’s superintendent says his district may adapt, but questions remain about how vouchers will impact rural education.
Public schools are under attack by Texas and national leaders | Opinion
The potential dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education and the prospect of school vouchers in Texas pose a threat to ...
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows gives Gov. Greg Abbott boost on school voucher plans
Gov. Greg Abbott has already held dozens of rallies around the state trying to build momentum for a school voucher program, ...
KSAT1d
What’s the impact of school vouchers in other states? KSAT Explains
As Texas lawmakers debate a school voucher plan, KSAT Explains looks at the effect similar programs have had in other states.
Austin American-Statesman1d
Vouchers, tax cuts, water and teacher pay top Gov. Abbott's State of the State address
Gov. Greg Abbott, in the middle of his third term with an eye on a fourth, is challenging the Texas Legislature with an ambitious 2025 to-do list beginning with enacting the school voucher ...