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CBS News reports:
Gov. Greg Abbott has signed the $1 billion controversial school choice bill into law, allowing for taxpayer money to be used to help qualifying students pay for private school tuition. “Today is the culmination of a movement that has swept across the state and our country,” Abbott said Saturday.
President Trump threw his support behind the vote last month, posting on Truth Social, “Congratulations to my friends, Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and Speaker Dustin Burrows, along with Texas Legislators, for finally passing SCHOOL CHOICE, which I strongly endorsed – this is a gigantic Victory for students and parents in the Great State of Texas!”
Democrats said they believe at the end of the day, most of the students who take part in the program will be wealthier students who attend private school now. “We are looking at siphoning $1 billion out of our already underfunded system to help a tiny percentage of Texas school children who are mostly already in private school,” state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, D-Austin, said.
Read the full article. The vast majority of private schools in Texas are affiliated with evangelical and Catholic churches.
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Abbott signs his voucher scam into law today — taking from your neighborhood schools to subsidize unaccountable private schools.
Remember this day when your property taxes skyrocket and more schools shut their doors.#TXLege #HD70 pic.twitter.com/e0aHVooA3O
— Representative Mihaela E. Pleșa (@plesafortexas) May 3, 2025
Greg Abbott is about to sign his private school voucher bill into law.
Jeff Yass — the out-of-state billionaire who gave Abbott $12 million to pass vouchers — is in attendance.
Parents and teachers just dropped this banner across the street from the Governor’s mansion. pic.twitter.com/Fh5Y3faldl
— James Talarico (@jamestalarico) May 3, 2025
Greg Abbott calls his voucher scam “school choice.”
But we already have school choice—neighborhood schools, charters, magnets, academies & more.
Vouchers don’t give us choice. Vouchers give our tax dollars to unaccountable private schools that can discriminate against our kids. pic.twitter.com/DDmdG1lHUk
— James Talarico (@jamestalarico) February 21, 2025