Abbott, Texas

Greg Abbott names school vouchers and teacher pay as top priorities, while calling for end to 'DEI'
Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday he wants state lawmakers to slash property taxes by $10 billion, launch a massive water project to keep the state from going dry and restrict bail for a slew of crimes. Those were among a series of items deemed emergencies by the governor in his State of the State speech,
Gov. Greg Abbott caught in a lie during school voucher rally in East Texas
Abbott claimed a public school principal quit because students no longer said the Pledge of Allegiance. State law has required its recitation since 2017.
Gov. Greg Abbott sticks by school choice plan without blanket increase in money for Texas schools
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott insisted Monday that he would accept nothing less than a robust, universal school choice voucher program, and he resisted calls to join the plan with blanket increases in public school funding.
Vouchers, tax cuts, water and teacher pay top Gov. Abbott's State of the State address
The three-term Republican governor touted his achievements on border security as he calls for more tax cuts and more money for education.
Texas Gov. Abbott calls new property tax relief, teacher pay raises, and school choice in State of the State address
Before 1,100 attendees at the Arnold Oil Company in Austin, the governor announced seven of his top priorities
Texas teachers await potential pay raise as Abbott prioritizes salaries in state address
After years of waiting, Texas public school teachers may finally be getting a pay raise.In his annual “State of the State Address,” Governor Greg
Gov. Abbott touts school choice ahead of Senate vote on voucher bill
Gov. Greg Abbott said a universal, school choice voucher program that gives parents public dollars to spend on private school ...
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Abbott expected to promote vouchers and other highlights of his 2025 agenda in Sunday speech
After successful campaigns for House allies, the governor is in a position to set an ambitious course for the legislative ...
Abbott's call to fire teachers 'on the spot' over trans views is the latest in a fraying relationship
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has promised increased education funding while threatening teachers with discipline in an approach that rankles some educators.
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Texas Senate passes bill creating school voucher-like program
After seven hours of debate over Senate Bill 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so lawmakers could ...
Gov. Greg Abbott lays out top priorities for legislative session, declares school choice an 'emergency item'
Abbott outlined his priorities for this legislative session, including his plans for education, property taxes and water ...
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Abbott’s Familiar Priorities Include Property Taxes, Vouchers, Cracking Down on Bail
Abbott’s emergency items include property tax relief, improving water infrastructure, creating a universal school voucher ...
Gov. Greg Abbott sets an agenda that could succeed, but the Capitol is a volatile place
Gov. Greg Abbott has big plans for Texas, and despite a lingering power struggle within the state Republican Party, most of ...