After months of deadlock, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said there's a breakthrough on the school voucher controversy.
Part of the agreement will expand the special session agenda to include school funding.School choice, or school vouchers - whatever you call the debate - has long been opposed by Texas House Democrats and rural Republicans.As an incentive, Gov. Abbott expanded the special session to include public school funding and teacher pay."Included in this call, among other things, are teacher pay raises. We can’t bring it up without a quorum. So this is on the Democrats," Goldman said.
House Democrat Chair Trey Martinez Fischer reacted to that by saying: "I know math is hard, but you don't get to blame House Democrats for a lack of quorum when 20 Republicans were not present on the House floor. That said, what the hell took House Republicans so long to realize what Democrats have known since day-one of the regular and special session: our teachers need a pay raise.
The specific details of the total plan are unknown, but House leadership is hoping an omnibus bill is passed.
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