Much of the House battlefield is centered in districts with struggling schools, where Democrats hope public education will resonate at the ballot box.
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“To put it another way, we need to elect about three more Democrats to the Texas House to defeat vouchers and defend our neighborhood public schools,” she said. Kristian Carranza, a progressive organizer and Lujan’s Democratic opponent, said when she meets voters on block-walks, “the No. 1 issue at the door is public education and the voucher fight.” She noted that the district — which covers south San Antonio and the eastern side of Bexar County — includes beleaguered districts like Harlandale ISD, which
Abbott spokesperson Andrew Mahaleris said Democrats, by putting voucher opposition at the forefront of their campaigns, “are fighting for teacher unions and their self-serving agenda, instead of the Texans they claim to represent.” “Traditionally, we think of public education as a Democratic issue, because most often if we're talking about public education, we're talking about spending, and … there's almost no debate in which Democrats aren't going to be more willing than Republicans to spend money on public education,” Blank said. “But if we're talking about curriculum concerns and parental rights, that puts Democrats in a difficult position.”and racism can be taught in public schools.
“Looking at the contrast between Steve Allison and Marc LaHood, and understanding and knowing the independent and educated voters in the Alamo Heights area, there's no doubt in my mind that our Democratic hopes just increased tenfold,” said Martinez Fischer, who chairs the Texas House Democratic Caucus.
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