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Abbott, Texas and school vouchers

'Call me a liar to my face': Texas Gov. Abbott, Rep. Hinojosa spar over school vouchers

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has made enacting a "school choice" plan his top priority for 2025. But an Austin Democrat is pushing back.

San Antonio Express-News · 1d

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott stumps for vouchers at San Antonio private school

Texas Governor Greg Abbott plans on speaking at a private school in San Antonio on Monday, February 17. Hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the state leader will be talking about his support of private school vouchers.

Chron on MSN · 51m

Did Gov. Abbott just admit that school vouchers will defund public schools?

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott may have given lawmakers opposing school choice a sounding board to rally further support against sending taxpayer dollars to private and parochial schooling. Earlier this week,

Greg Abbott, Texas and border

CBS Texas on MSN · 1d

Gov. Abbott advocates for Congressional reimbursement of $11.1 billion spent on Texas border security in second trip to D.C.

With billions of dollars on the line, Gov. Greg Abbott is back in Washington, D.C. for the second straight week.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 21h

Texas could sell 100 miles of border to feds, Abbott says

Abbott is in Washington this week to lobby Congress for $11 billion to compensate Texas for money spent on his Operation Lone Star, to secure the border during the Biden Administration.

Dallas Morning News on MSN · 1d

Greg Abbott offers details on what Texas offers in return for $11 billion for border costs

Gov. Greg Abbott, back on Capitol Hill to request an $11 billion federal refund for state border security costs, provided more details Thursday about what Texas offers in return. Abbott’s plan involves making 4,

FOX 7 Austin on MSN11d

Gov. Greg Abbott outlines emergency items in annual State of the State address

Texas Governor Greg Abbott outlined several emergency items in his annual State of the State address, including education, ...

CBS Texas on MSN9d

Texas Gov. Abbott calls new property tax relief, teacher pay raises, and school choice in State of the State address

Greg Abbott ... state of Texas don't have a single private school?" School choice is expected to prompt the biggest fight ...

Latin Times on MSN8d

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Supports Legalizing Sports Gambling, Says He Would Be 'Shocked' If There 'Were Not Some Texans Who Do It Already'

The closest Texas has gotten to legalize sports gambling was in 2023, when a bill by State Rep. Jeff Leach cleared the House ...

The Texas Tribune12d

Abbott vows pay raises for teachers and more property tax relief

The governor’s speech sets a broad agenda for the Legislature, including a nuclear renaissance and a Texas Cyber Command.

Texas Gov. Abbott signals he's open to legislative 'clarity' on abortion ban but defends law

"Protecting the life of the mother is of paramount importance... any doctor who fails to do that is actually violating their ...

FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth on MSN11d

Abbott makes school vouchers, teacher pay raises a priority for legislators

Gov. Greg Abbott has named raising teacher pay and school vouchers as a priority for this legislative session. A bill could go up for a vote as early as tomorrow. The Texas governor is making school ...

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Greg Abbott Gives Texas National Guard Sweeping New Powers

Governor Greg Abbott announced Sunday that the Texas National Guard has been authorized to carry out immigration arrests ...

KERA News1d

Bail organizations, immigrants targeted as Texas lawmakers consider bail reform legislation

Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...

Black Enterprise13d

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Issues Executive Order Banning DEI Policies

According to The Dallas Morning News, Abbott’s executive ... staffers and Ph.D. students to attend a conference for those groups, Abbott threatened Texas A&M University President Mark Welsh ...

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