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Texas Observer“If we truly want to support students with <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disabilities</a>, we must strengthen, not abandon, our public schools instead of draining money from our public schools. Why not fix our system, fully fund our special ed schools, reduce those class sizes, hire and train more special ed teachers, and expand access to transition programs to prepare students for life after high school?”<a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/house-hearing-2025-school-vouchers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/house-hearing-2025-school-vouchers/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a>

Texas Observer“What matters is who actually gets the funds; who actually gets admitted; or who’s already been admitted.” New from <a href="https://texasobserver.social/@josephinelee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@josephinelee</a>: A House committee heard over 23 hours of testimony from those concerned about the future of public education if <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> become law. Objections came from both sides of the aisle. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/house-hearing-2025-school-vouchers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/house-hearing-2025-school-vouchers/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a>

Texas ObserverThe Texas House of Representatives has begun debating vouchers today. Our coverage of the problematic private contractors who would earn big bucks if vouchers become the law: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/</a><a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a>

Texas Observer“It’s more government, more bureaucracy, more money, and there’s no oversight. And it’s taxation without representation.”New today from <a href="https://texasobserver.social/@josephinelee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@josephinelee</a> and Justin Miller: The Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen problems. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/</a><a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a>

Texas ObserverFeatured story, from Molly Ivins: ”Three strikes and you’re out? Watch Texas spend more on prisons than it does on schools. Thinking of making your tax structure more regressive? Come to the Lone Star State and see how it’s done.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-ivins-school-vouchers-1997/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-ivins-school-vouchers-1997/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a>

Texas ObserverFeatured story: “The good private schools we’d all like to send our kids to already have waiting lists a mile long. No public school kid is going to St. John’s in Houston or St. Mark’s in Dallas with a voucher clutched in his or her little hand.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-ivins-school-vouchers-1997/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-ivins-school-vouchers-1997/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a>

Texas Observer"Watch <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> spend more on prisons than it does on schools. Thinking of making your tax structure more regressive? Come to the Lone Star State and see how it’s done." <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-ivins-school-vouchers-1997/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-ivins-school-vouchers-1997/</a><a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a>

Texas ObserverIn Dustin Burrow’s new House, <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a>, who hold an 88-seat majority, now constitute a majority of ever committee and subcommittee. But Burrows has found ways to keep his promises to <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democrats</a> too. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/speaker-burrows-new-gop-chairs-texas-house/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/speaker-burrows-new-gop-chairs-texas-house/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a>

Texas ObserverTexas public <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> has become a battleground for right-wing ideologues aiming to embed Christian nationalist values in the classroom and to defund public schools, which currently serve about 5.5M students. This legislative session is no different. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/public-education-bills-lege-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/public-education-bills-lege-2025/</a><a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a>

Texas ObserverNearly a month after his contentious election as the new Speaker of the <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> House, Dustin Burrows finally announced committee assignments for the 89th legislative session on Thursday. Here's a closer look at how he tried to satisfy both the GOP and the Dems who helped elect him: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/speaker-burrows-new-gop-chairs-texas-house/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/speaker-burrows-new-gop-chairs-texas-house/</a><a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democrats</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a>

Texas Observer“Private <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a> might find themselves under no obligation to accept any of our kids; they could be rejected because of their religious affiliation, their disabilities, on the grounds that they’re not bright enough, because the school administrators don’t like their looks—any reason not specifically excluded by law.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-ivins-school-vouchers-1997/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-ivins-school-vouchers-1997/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a>

Texas Observer"Now maybe, just maybe, some upper-middle-class folks might be able to afford a fancy private school with a voucher to help, but working-class and middle-class kids are going to be stuck just where they always were. Why should we spend public money to help just that one thin slice of the population when it won’t improve the public <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a>?" <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-ivins-school-vouchers-1997/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/molly-ivins-school-vouchers-1997/</a><a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a>

Texas ObserverTexas public education has become a battleground for right-wing ideologues aiming to embed Christian nationalist values in the classroom and to defund or privatize the state’s public schools, which currently serve about 5.5 million students. This 89th Legislative Session is no different. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/public-education-bills-lege-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/public-education-bills-lege-2025/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a>

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