Phelan announced the formation of a House committee that could set the tone in favor of vouchers ahead of an expected special session on education. The move comes weeks after Abbott sided with Phelan on a plan to lower property taxes.
This year’s regular legislative session ended with nothing to show for two of Gov. Greg Abbott’s priorities: property tax cuts and school vouchers. But an unusual alignment between Abbott and House Speaker Dade Phelan on how to trim property taxes might help carve a path forward on both fronts.
Phelan announced Monday the creation of a 15-member committee that will look into “educational opportunities” for Texas’ schoolchildren ahead of an expected special session to revisit the discussion on vouchers, which would let parents use taxpayer money to send their kids to private schools. The committee’s first task will be to file a report that lists the “menu of choices” related to learning currently available to students and proposes additional options. The report will be due on Aug. 11.
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