Many of Gov. Greg Abbott's school voucher pushers won their elections last Tuesday. However, some say school vouchers weren't at the top of voters' minds.
in the last legislative sessions are out of office, while others who were against the governor's controversial plans face the possibility of the same fate in runoff elections that will follow Super Tuesday. It’s all been part of Abbott’s plan since at least November, when the House resoundingly rejected his last voucher gasp. His revenge tour seems to be paying dividends, and some fear the state is creeping ever closer to finally introducing a school voucher program.
“Insiders say there are now a solid 74 votes for school choice in the Texas House and only a couple runoffs need to go a certain way to get to the 76 supporters needed to get it passed,” Phillips wrote.: “Texas is closer than ever to delivering on the promise that every parent be in control of their child’s education. Empowering parents with more and better educational options will continue to be one of the top issues in Texas until it gets passed.
That proposition only got 77% of the vote. A nearly identical ballot proposition was proposed in 2022 and garnered almost 90% of the vote from Republicans. But just because voters didn’t vote these challengers in to pass school vouchers doesn’t mean they won’t turn around and do just that, Exter said. “If those folks were in office today, and we were going into session tomorrow with the crop of folks that were just elected, then you know, it's not that it would be potentially easier,” Exter said. “It would absolutely be easier for Abbott to pass a voucher.”that Tuesday night’s results will make the fight against vouchers tougher.
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