In 2023, the Texas legislature convened for a regular and four special legislative sessions, during which 21 House Republicans blocked a school choice bill. This year, many of them were replaced by newly elected Republicans vowing to pass a school choice bill. In the Texas Senate, Lt. Gov. ...
While the special session officially started Monday at 9 p.m., legislation was already moving Tuesday in the Senate with the unanimous passage of a property tax relief plan authored by State Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston. The House later passed two pi
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday evening called a fourth Special Session of the Texas Legislature in Austin aimed at border security issues.
Phelan was targeted by Paxton for leading the impeachment case in the Texas House last year against Paxton, one of Trump's closest allies. Phelan had launched the investigation into Paxton early in the 2023 legislative session and moved forward with impeaching Paxton related to allegations of mi...
Opponents argue that the proposal will mainly benefit wealthy Texans while pulling needed funds away from public schools. Abbott pushed the School Choice Plan as a key issue during the 2023 Legislative session. After the issue did not pass in the regular session, Abbott called two special session...
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In this special episode, Brian and Derek are joined by Dr. Richard Johnson, Director of the Booker T. Washington Initiative and Senior Fellow for Urban Education at TPPF to discuss school choice and the potential impacts it has on Texas families. 2:20 De
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