"Texas' School Voucher Legislation: A Divisive Battle for Education Reform"

As the third special legislative session in Texas nears its end, Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas House are deadlocked over a school voucher bill, with Abbott's push for education savings accounts facing opposition from a coalition of Democrats and rural Republican House members. The House unveiled a compromise proposal that includes a limited voucher program and increased spending on public education, but Abbott criticized it as "insufficient." The special session ends on November 7, and if a deal is not reached, Abbott has threatened to call a fourth special session or support pro-voucher challengers to incumbent Republicans.