Greg Abbott, Texas and school vouchers

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's message on school vouchers gets a little muddled at key moment
Gov. Greg Abbott isn’t always the best messenger for his own priorities. That was clear again this week as he advocated for a school choice program that would allow parents to use state funding to pay for a portion of a private school’s tuition,
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,
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott proposes 7 emergency items in 2025 State of the State address
AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott delivered his 2025 State of the State address on Sunday, Feb. 2, discussing his main priorities for the 89th session of the Texas Legislature, which is underway until June 2.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says vouchers could lead to less funding for public schools
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing for lawmakers to pass a $1 billion voucher program that would create state-funded “education savings accounts."
'Call me a liar to my face': Texas Gov. Abbott, Rep. Hinojosa spar over school vouchers
Gina Hinojosa, a former president of the Austin school board, posted an interactive on X through which users can find out whether local school districts would lose money if the legislation Gov. Greg Abbott calls "school choice" is enacted this year.
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.
Gov. Greg Abbott is back in Washington in search of $11 billion payback for border costs
Gov. Greg Abbott returned to the nation’s capital as he seeks $11 billion to cover the state’s 4-year-old border security ...
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott Mobilizes State Resources in Anticipation of Severe Weather and Wildfire Threats
Texas Governor Abbott prepares for severe weather and wildfires, mobilizing emergency resources across the state.
Why Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is at White House and what he's expected to discuss with Trump
This story has been updated with more information. Gov. Greg Abbott met privately Wednesday with President Donald Trump ...
Gov. Greg Abbott offers Trump land, military bases and jail cells to support deportation
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott offered President Donald Trump land for more border wall, military bases to house federal authorities ...
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Vouchers, tax cuts, water and teacher pay top Gov. Abbott's State of the State address
Gov. Greg Abbott, in the middle of his third term with an eye on a fourth, is challenging the Texas Legislature with an ambitious 2025 to-do list beginning with enacting the school voucher ...
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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 ...
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Governor Greg Abbott Reappoints Robert Jenkins as Head of Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority
Governor Abbott has reappointed Robert Jenkins, Jr. as presiding officer of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority ...
Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick prove Texas Republicans are not united
Texas Republicans are moving quickly to pass their economic and social priorities through the Legislature, but the party is ...