/tags/school-choice school choice en-US Copyright Wed, 29 May 2024 11:46:03 GMT /politics/2024-05-29/texas-house-runoffs-bring-wave-of-gop-incumbent-defeats-give-abbott-votes-for-school-vouchers Six of eight GOP incumbents lost their races. Gov. Greg Abbott declared he “now has enough votes to pass school choice.” Wed, 29 May 2024 11:46:03 GMT /politics/2024-05-29/texas-house-runoffs-bring-wave-of-gop-incumbent-defeats-give-abbott-votes-for-school-vouchers Jasper Scherer | The Texas Tribune /education/2024-05-14/texas-public-schools-face-a-budget-crisis-under-gov-greg-abbott-teachers-and-lawmakers-say Abbott responded to 39 Texas House members who called for increased spending on public education on the same day the Texas teachers' union released a report detailing funding issues. Tue, 14 May 2024 17:36:29 GMT /education/2024-05-14/texas-public-schools-face-a-budget-crisis-under-gov-greg-abbott-teachers-and-lawmakers-say Megan Cardona /education/2024-03-11/fear-intimidation-texas-school-districts-experts-respond-to-ags-electioneering-lawsuits Attorney General Ken Paxton has now targeted seven school districts over alleged electioneering in what he calls an effort to stop elections from being “illegally swayed by public officials improperly using state resources.” Those school districts are responding. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 16:22:29 GMT /education/2024-03-11/fear-intimidation-texas-school-districts-experts-respond-to-ags-electioneering-lawsuits Toluwani Osibamowo /texas-news/2023-10-09/texas-lawmakers-begin-special-session-as-infighting-among-gop-leaders-escalates The third round of legislative overtime kicked off in Austin Monday as the hostility between the lower and upper chambers continues to grow. Mon, 09 Oct 2023 22:10:29 GMT /texas-news/2023-10-09/texas-lawmakers-begin-special-session-as-infighting-among-gop-leaders-escalates Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /government/2023-10-06/what-is-a-special-session-and-who-pays-for-it Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called for a special session of the Texas Legislature to address his agenda on a school voucher program, set to start on Oct. 9. But what exactly is a special session? Here's an explainer. Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government/2023-10-06/what-is-a-special-session-and-who-pays-for-it Krystina Martinez /politics/2023-09-20/gov-greg-abbott-says-special-legislative-session-on-school-choice-coming-in-october The governor promised political consequences if lawmakers cannot pass legislation allowing for publicly subsidized school vouchers before March primaries. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 11:43:42 GMT /politics/2023-09-20/gov-greg-abbott-says-special-legislative-session-on-school-choice-coming-in-october The Texas Tribune /education/2023-03-09/texas-school-choice-vouchers-greg-abbott-corsicana At stops across Texas, Abbott sold his Education Savings Accounts plan for parents to use public money for private or home schools. That's been a sticking point for some in his base. Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:00:00 GMT /education/2023-03-09/texas-school-choice-vouchers-greg-abbott-corsicana Pablo Arauz Peña, Toluwani Osibamowo /news/2022-11-29/republicans-are-optimistic-about-school-choice-in-next-years-session-but-it-might-not-be-so-easy Advocates say discontent with public schools’ pandemic rules and teachings on race and gender identity have helped raise support for school choice to an all-time high. Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:07:36 GMT /news/2022-11-29/republicans-are-optimistic-about-school-choice-in-next-years-session-but-it-might-not-be-so-easy Brian Lopez | The Texas Tribune /education/2017-07-13/heres-a-lesson-on-the-state-of-school-choice-in-texas The Texas Legislature’s special session starts Tuesday. At the top of Gov. Greg Abbott’s education agenda: school choice for special-needs students.Lt.… Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:28:14 GMT /education/2017-07-13/heres-a-lesson-on-the-state-of-school-choice-in-texas Kit Lively /texas-news/2017-04-06/texas-lt-gov-dan-patrick-asked-for-a-house-vote-on-school-choice-he-got-it Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has challenged the House to at least take a vote on the Senate's "private school choice" bill, one of his priorities for the Texas… Thu, 06 Apr 2017 21:33:42 GMT /texas-news/2017-04-06/texas-lt-gov-dan-patrick-asked-for-a-house-vote-on-school-choice-he-got-it Aliyya Swaby/Texas Tribune