Gov. Greg Abbott’s Houston visit continued a months-long tour of private schools and churches across Texas. He pushed for the creation of a school voucher-like program and urged supporters to contact lawmakers in the Texas House.
At a church in Southeast Houston on Tuesday, Governor Greg Abbott encouraged supporters to advocate for legislation that's divided the GOP-controlled Texas Legislature — the creation of a school voucher-like program that would give taxpayer dollars to parents who send kids to private school.
Abbott told supporters to call lawmakers in the Texas House, where a large block of lawmakers — including many Rural Republicans — remains skeptical of his priority legislation.
"You want them to know where your voice is on school choice," he said. "That will move the needle."