Greg Abbott has campaigned against members of his own party who do not support voucher programs. This fall, he may finally get the votes needed to pass a bill — a win for the Christian conservative donors who have spent decades lobbying for it.
The Texas House has been incredibly resistant to this due to a coalition of Democrats and Republicans from more remote areas where whole towns still show up for high school football games. Quite a few of the primaries out there were won by even more right-wing candidates this year, so the margin may be tighter this next legislative session.
They tried and failed to primary Dade Phelan. It’ll be interesting to see whether he maintains the speakership. I think he will. I respect the man as far as he’s been willing to publicly fight against some of the worst ideas coming from Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick. Without Dade Phelan, Texas might be as bad off as Florida right now. I know this may be hard to understand to some people outside Texas who perceive a Republican free-for-all happening here, but a ton of the worst Republican legislation has died in the Texas House the past several sessions, and it’s really pissed off Abbott and Patrick.
The Texas House has been incredibly resistant to this due to a coalition of Democrats and Republicans from more remote areas where whole towns still show up for high school football games. Quite a few of the primaries out there were won by even more right-wing candidates this year, so the margin may be tighter this next legislative session.
They tried and failed to primary Dade Phelan. It’ll be interesting to see whether he maintains the speakership. I think he will. I respect the man as far as he’s been willing to publicly fight against some of the worst ideas coming from Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick. Without Dade Phelan, Texas might be as bad off as Florida right now. I know this may be hard to understand to some people outside Texas who perceive a Republican free-for-all happening here, but a ton of the worst Republican legislation has died in the Texas House the past several sessions, and it’s really pissed off Abbott and Patrick.