Billionaire Pumps Millions To Push TX School Vouchers

The Texas Tribune reports:

Pennsylvania GOP megadonor Jeff Yass kicked in another $4 million to Gov. Greg Abbott earlier this year to boost the governor’s bid to unseat Texas House Republicans who oppose private school vouchers.

The April 3 donation, revealed this week in a campaign finance report filed by Abbott, was Yass’ second major contribution to the GOP governor this election cycle. The billionaire TikTok investor donated $6 million to Abbott in December, believed to be the largest single political donation in Texas history.

Yass’ more recent $4 million contribution was part of a haul of nearly $30 million Abbott reported over the first half of the year, an eye-popping figure for a governor who is not on the ballot this year.

Read the full article. Yass has a $15 billion stake in TikTok, which is why Trump suddenly reversed on banning the platform.

Billionaire TikTok investor Jeff Yass has been reported as a possible cabinet member if Trump wins. Here’s the inside story of how Yass avoided paying $1B in taxes and used his riches to fund right-wing political campaigns. https://t.co/M8ndJPhhEl

— ProPublica (@propublica) July 12, 2024

Billionaire Jeff Yass, who decided to push for vouchers / charters in Texas, has dropped serious coin into politics in the last 5 years.
$107 million to Federal level causes since 2019
– $57m to Club For Growth
– $16m to Protect Freedom
– $15m to School Freedom Fund#txlege #txed https://t.co/I09KWJO7TP pic.twitter.com/uFU78rwijJ

— Christopher Tackett (cjtackett on 🧵) (@cjtackett) January 24, 2024

Texas leadership is bought & paid for. They allow state dollars to fund private schools outside of the state, while public schools in TX starve. It is shameful. Jeff Yass, billionaire school voucher advocate, gives Greg Abbott another $4 million https://t.co/2tTHkK3Y8k

— Virginia Sanchez (@Sabrina34653214) July 17, 2024