Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants an education savings account plan. Can Dan Patrick and Dade Phelan make a deal after Ken Paxton impeachment?
Four months after they failed to reach a deal, Texas lawmakers will return to Austin this week to try a second time to pass a statewide school voucher program.
Gov. Greg Abbott has made a top priority of legislation creating an education savings account plan. Ahead of the regular legislative session, the governor pledged to sign an education savings account program into law, and called on lawmakers to bring a proposal to his desk. During a visit tothat the state has a duty to help families who feel trapped in schools that aren’t a good fit for their kids.
Complicating matters further is the fact that in many small towns, the local school district is one of the biggest employers, making it difficult for lawmakers to take sides against school leaders, he said. So while those lawmakers might prefer not to have the governor raising money for a primary challenger, the threat may not be big enough to change their votes, he said.
“We’re not interested in compromising for vouchers to gain school funding,” he said. “This is a hill that we’re willing to die on.”, said he is optimistic that a voucher plan will get through the legislature sometime this year. He acknowledged that the proposal has faced headwinds in Texas in the past, but said it’s become more of a mainstream idea among Republican voters and lawmakers over the past few years.
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