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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks about school vouchers at St. Mary's Magdalene Catholic School on San Antonio's West Side on Thursday.
Abbott's near half-hour talk was a mix of conservative fear-mongering, Texas exceptionalism and misleading educational statistics. Appearing agitated at several points, he delivered much of the speech in a raised voice, addressing a packed and stifling-hot gymnasium. "She loved being a public school teacher, except one thing after another happened that caused her to leave being a public school teacher," the governor said."But she said that the straw that broke the camel's back was when she saw a history teacher teaching children to disrespect the flag of the United States of America."was unable to verify Abbott's story independently.
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