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School leaders from Lockhart and Liberty Hill want the Texas Legislature to invest in public education, not create a program that uses tax dollars to pay for private schools.
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Democrats are the minority in the Texas Legislature and their proposal is almost guaranteed to fail. Even if they wanted to push for salary increases for teachers, their anti-voucher stance could stall any progress.
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A handful of plumbers and construction workers in Texas are training as substitutes so they can relieve public school teachers when they head to the state Capitol to protest a bill that would create education savings accounts.
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The proposal is now headed to the Texas House of Representatives, where it faces an uphill battle.
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The measure could be considered by the full Senate as early as this week.
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Gov. Greg Abbott said he’d call lawmakers back to Austin as many times as necessary to get his plan passed. He’s even vowing to get involved in next year’s primaries by supporting challengers to incumbent Republicans who don’t vote his way.
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Educators, elected officials and families say sending public dollars to private schools will harm already cash-strapped school districts.
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Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Thursday the latest special session will focus on school vouchers and the creation of a state deportation force, two highly controversial issues that have failed in previous special and regular sessions.
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Austin ISD estimates it would lose $6.2 million in state funding if 1,000 students left the district to use a school voucher.
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The bill would have given Texas families public funds to avoid integrated schools.