Gov. Greg Abbott takes a photo with students and staff after speaking about school vouchers at Parent Empowerment Night at Harvest Christian Academy in Edinburg on Feb. 6, 2025.

Abbott wanted a universal voucher program where all Texas students would be eligible to receive about $10,400 a year for private school tuition, homeschool supplies, online tutoring, or whatever ...

But changing the makeup of the Legislature is all it took to help Abbott pursue his dream. In 2024, Abbott spent $6 million to defeat many of the anti-voucher Republicans who joined with Democrats ...

Abbott himself was also eyeing a larger national profile — potentially a 2024 presidential run — and was routinely being compared to Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, where school vouchers with ...

Governor Abbott stated that Republican candidates who support his school voucher plan defeated several Democrats who oppose it. Making it easier for his plan to get approved by the state legislature.

AUSTIN, Texas (KEYE) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is finally addressing pay raises for teachers–but not in a way many would've liked. Hours before Senate lawmakers passed SB 1 on school vouchers ...

The Texas Senate voted on Thursday to send legislation creating a statewide private school voucher program to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk to be signed into law, all but concluding an ugly intraparty ...

In addition to giving a total of $6.25 million to Abbott in 2023, Yass also cut a $500,000 check last month to AFC Victory Fund, a pro-voucher super PAC that is expected to be similarly active in ...

In addition to giving a total of $6.25 million to Abbott in 2023, Yass also cut a $500,000 check last month to AFC Victory Fund, a pro-voucher super PAC that is expected to be similarly active in ...

The morning after Gov. Greg Abbott delivered his biennial State of the State address and, as expected, declared the passage of a school voucher-like program an emergency item for the 89th ...

Abbott Says School Vouchers Are Coming, Rural Republicans Don’t Seem Convinced A Guv can dream, can’t he? By Brant Bingamon, Fri., Oct. 20, 2023 ...

SAN ANTONIO — Sharing the stage at the Brazos Christian School gymnasium in Bryan, Rep. John Raney rose from his seat next to Gov. Greg Abbott during a pro-school voucher rally and lavished ...