Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday issued a statement saying he and House Speaker Dade Phelan have reached a deal on education vouchers by expanding the current special session agenda to include teacher pay raises and more school funding.
However, lawmakers at the Texas Capitol are light on details, and at least one state representative is calling bullshit on Abbott's announcement.
On Tuesday, Abbott gave a vague description of a deal that he and Phelan reached. That proposal involves giving families of all K-12 students $10,400 in school vouchers if they opt out of public school and enroll in private or charter schools. The agreement also includes"billions more in public education funding," some of which would go toward teacher pay raises, according to Abbott's statement.
Republican State Rep. Ernest Bailes, a staunch voucher opponent, told the Tribune that Abbott's proclamation was"nothing more than political theater."
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