Meanwhile, in a booming, forward-thinking state:
"Greg Abbott needed to win 76 seats out of 150 in the Texas House to enact his school-choice plan next year, and last week he did that and more. “Counting what I call only true, hard core school choice proponents, there are 79 votes in favor in the Texas House,” the Texas Gov. said last week."
"It’s a hard-fought win for Mr. Abbott, who made Republican opponents of his plan pay a political price. Twenty-one of them joined Democrats last fall to
vote down his bill for scholarships worth about $10,000, plus billions in public-school funding. The Governor vowed to go after those who ran for re-election."
"Last week’s results are more proof that Texans want access to schools that meet their children’s needs. A
survey of the state this summer by the University of Houston and Texas Southern University found 69% support for education savings accounts. That included 72% of Latino and 73% of black residents, as well as 68% of Texans in rural areas."
