Gov. Greg Abbott isn’t always the best messenger for his own priorities. That was clear again this week as he advocated for a ...

I wrote a story for The Advocate titled, “Will Abbott’s school vouchers ‘cripple our public schools?’” It’s a story I wrote ...

Top Republicans praised the Texas Senate's passage of "school choice" legislation as the proposal advances to the House where ...

The Texas Senate passed a school voucher bill that would offer $10,000 to students for private school tuition.

Abbott said more than 30 states already have “school choice” as he calls the initiative and he pointed to a smaller version of the voucher-like program for special education students that he ...

While Abbott hasn’t yet made his priorities for the session explicit, it's expected he’ll prompt state lawmakers to pass a school voucher-like bill, as well as legislation around border ...

Eleven of those Republicans were replaced by new lawmakers who said they support Abbott’s plans for passing a school voucher program. The governor said in November that the elections had left hi ...

Pennsylvania billionaire Jeff Yass donated $10 million to Abbott’s campaign chest last year and $6 million to other politicians to defeat Republicans who have opposed school vouchers.