The Texas House and Senate were already far apart on “school choice.” Anger over the impeachment trial might make it even harder to find common ground.
, saying it was rushed and calling for an audit of the House’s spending. Phelan shot back, accusing Patrick of “cheating the people of Texas of justice” and “placing his contempt for the people’s House on full display.”
Abbott signaled Monday that he is pressing forward. It was announced he would be a special guest for a “school choice” tele-town hall Tuesday, and he tweeted that “NOW is the time to deliver” on the issue. After the grueling trial, Republican senators — who acted as jurors — said they were looking forward to the special session.
About a month before the trial, Phelan said in an interview that a special House committee was having “some of the most productive conversations that we’ve had in years” regarding education, but school choice was no guarantee. That committeeoutlining a possible path forward for vouchers, suggesting a scaled-back approach compared to the legislation debated during the regular session.
“If Dade Phelan is smart, he is going to pass complete school choice,” said Luke Macias, an anti-Phelan Republican strategist. If he doesn’t, Macias added, “all he’s doing is putting his members in an even more difficult position going into March.”
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