House Speaker Dade Phelan on Wednesday stocked the House Public Education Committee full...
Speaker of the House Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, center, stands with his wife Kim and sons as he is sworn in as Speaker of the House by Judge Jeff Branick during the first day of the 88th Texas Legislative Session in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.Amid a conservative push for private school vouchers, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan on Wednesday stocked the committee that will set K-12 policies this session full of lawmakers who have opposed using taxpayer money for private education.
Among those who joined Dutton and Buckley in 2021 were Republican state Reps. Steve Allison of San Antonio, Cody Harris of Palestine, and Ken King of Canadian. Democrats Alma Allen of Houston and Oscar Longoria of Mission, along with Austin Reps. Gina Hinojosa and James Talarico, also voted for the ban, which ultimately passed the House by a 115-29 margin.
King, who represents a 19-county district that includes the Texas Panhandle and South Plains, made clear at“If I have anything to say about it, it’s dead on arrival,” King said. “It’s horrible for rural Texas. It’s horrible for all of Texas.”
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