Gov. Abbott gives ultimatum to Texas House Democrats in battle over private school vouchers

A press conference on Friday brought together local leaders and Texas House democrats, who will now take up SB 1

SB 1, a school voucher bill that would set aside taxpayer dollars for parents to use on private schools, passed the Texas Senate on Thursday. While that bill still faces an uphill climb in the Texas House, local leaders in education want lawmakers to know where they stand. The special committee has been making noise across the state this week against private school vouchers, which they say could take precious dollars away from public schools."Texas Republicans have once again sold out our kids' future to appease the billionaire class that keeps them in power.

But there is an interesting power move Gov. Abbott is trying to make right now. Just hours after the Senate approved the school voucher bill on Thursday, Abbott said he would add teacher raises and public school funding to the special session agenda, only if the house passes this school choice bill. Adding to Abbott’s power move, the Senate also passed SB 2, which would give teachers and school districts a drastic bump in pay and funding. However, Gov. Abbott stressed again that he would only sign that bill into law if the House passes the school voucher bill.

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