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Greg Abbott names school vouchers and teacher pay

Greg Abbott names school vouchers and teacher pay as top priorities, while calling for end to 'DEI'

Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday he wants state lawmakers to slash property taxes by $10 billion, launch a massive water project to keep the state from going dry and restrict bail for a slew of crimes. Those were among a series of items deemed emergencies by the governor in his State of the State speech,

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Gov. Greg Abbott touts teacher pay raises and further property tax cuts for homeowners

Meanwhile, the topic of school vouchers continues to be one of Abbott's top priorities for lawmakers to pass this session.

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Vouchers, tax cuts, water and teacher pay top Gov. Abbott's State of the State address

The three-term Republican governor touted his achievements on border security as he calls for more tax cuts and more money for education.

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

The Texas governor is making school vouchers, teacher pay raises, and career training priorities this legislative session. This week, the Texas Senate will likely pass SB2 – the school voucher bill. There's also a plan in the Senate to allocate $5 billion to public schools for teacher pay raises.

Texas Senate passes school choice bill

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'Welfare for the wealthy': House Democrats urge Texans to fight against school vouchers

The school vouchers proposal currently on the table would provide up to $11,500 in public money annually to Texas students who attend private schools.

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Texas Senate passes bill creating school voucher-like program

After seven hours of debate over Senate Bill 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so lawmakers could expedite the process and send it to the Texas House for consideration.

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Abbott highlights school choice in State of the State with Texas Senate set to pass voucher bill

Texans also heard from their fellow citizens as part of the Democratic Party’s response to Abbott’s speech, with state Democrats enlisting a public school educator, an OB/GYN, electricians’ union representative and the state’s Democratic chair to represent what the party hoped to project as the voice of everyday Texans.

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Gov. Abbott touts school choice ahead of Senate vote on voucher bill

Gov. Greg Abbott said a universal, school choice voucher program that gives parents public dollars to spend on private school ...

Texas Senate passes school voucher bill: 'Largest launch in American history'

By print deadline Wednesday, the Texas Senate was poised to pass a school voucher bill that would offer $10,000 to students ...

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Abbott's call to fire teachers 'on the spot' over trans views is the latest in a fraying relationship

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has promised increased education funding while threatening teachers with discipline in an approach that rankles some educators.

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Abbott expected to promote vouchers and other highlights of his 2025 agenda in Sunday speech

After successful campaigns for House allies, the governor is in a position to set an ambitious course for the legislative ...

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Gov. Greg Abbott sticks by school choice plan without blanket increase in money for Texas schools

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott insisted Monday that he would accept nothing less than a robust, universal school choice voucher ...

Texas State Teachers Association warns that voucher bill will hurt teachers' pay

According to TSTA, while Senate Bill 2 has an initial cost of about $1 billion, the bill is expected to balloon up to $6 ...

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Will Abbott’s school vouchers ‘cripple our public schools?’

Since his reelection campaign in 2022, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been foiled in perhaps his biggest priority as the state’s ...

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The debate over school vouchers will return to the Legislature with perhaps less GOP infighting

Despite an additional four special sessions in 2023, lawmakers could not come up with a plan for private school vouchers that ...

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