The Public Education Committee’s invited witness list suggests smooth sailing for any school choice legislation introduced in 2023.
This week — reactions from Abbott’s House endorsees to his school choice support are listed, the comptroller criticizes oil and gas divestment policies, and Dan Patrick swaps members of a powerful Senate committee.
The governor exhaled his most full-throated support for school choice yet, saying the state funding should “follow the student.”
A claim by an opponent of school vouchers drew a late-night retort from Texas' governor.
A few years of broad displeasure with the public education system has breathed new life into the prospect of school choice legislation in Texas ahead of the 2023 session.
