Texas prepares for showdown over school choice bill: Teacher unions 'Fighting to the death' to keep 'control'
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A Texas school choice advocate told Fox News Digital that school choice benefited all families in the state and was supported by most voters across party lines.
"Empowering parents to choose the best educational path for their child remains an essential priority this session. A majority of Texans from across the state and from all backgrounds support expanding school choice," he said in a press release Sunday. However, a substitute bill in the House faces opposition from Democrats and rural Republicans who have joined efforts to stop it. Abbott said he would veto a watered-down version of the bill which lawmakers returned over the weekend, which he said cut the number of students who would be eligible for the savings accounts to 800,000. Kristine Parks is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Read more.
Teachers unions also remain staunchly opposed to school choice bills in the state saying these programs take away essential funds from public schools and only benefits wealthy families.
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