“Simply put, the bill increases funding for the system without fixing it. And worse than that, it spends money that the state literally does not have.”
Parental Rights
Wall Street Journal Chastises House Republicans for Opposing School Choice
“Republicans in the Texas House have deep-sixed legislation passed by the state Senate creating tax-credit scholarships and education-savings accounts for low-income kids.”
Texas House Republicans Stonewall School Choice
Budget vote is a major defeat for school choice advocates and Republican leaders who have been pushing the issue for more than a decade.
Diluted School Choice Proposal Passes Texas Senate
“The whole bill in general is going to be narrowed quite a bit,” said Taylor in laying out the legislation.
Survey Says Homeschoolers Support School Choice
While homeschoolers are split on the issue, a solid majority has signaled they are in support of ESA’s.
Cruz To Texas Legislature: Support School Choice
Conservatives in the Texas House are hoping that Cruz’s letter will help convince their colleagues to support the issue as well.
Shock Claim: Huberty Entered Session With Goal To Work As Lobbyist
Chair of House Public Education has told several people he intended all along to parlay chairmanship into lobbying gig.
Conservative Citizens Move to Censure Huberty
A Tea Party leader in one lawmaker’s district is asking the SREC to formally reprimand her state representative for killing a major GOP priority.
Huberty Gives Death Sentence to School Choice
As expected, Texas House leadership says school choice is DOA this legislative session.
Dan Huberty: Set-Up by Straus
House Speaker Joe Straus is intending to hang Huberty out to dry.