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Dade Phelan makes school vouchers legislative priority


Dade Phelan makes school vouchers legislative priority

Those Republicans blamed Phelan and others for the failure of the school voucher plan to allocate public dollars to private schools. What You ...

Dan Patrick names school vouchers as his top priority

School voucher supporters say they have the votes to get a bill across both the Texas Senate, led by Patrick, and the House, ...

Election 2024: How it will impact school vouchers, balance of power ...

This year's Texas House races became an unprecedented battleground among Republicans after lawmakers closed out the 2023 legislative session – ...

With time running out, House punts on taking action on school ...

Gov. Greg Abbott just announced he'd reached a deal with the House to advance school vouchers, but with less than a week before the ...

Speaker Dade Phelan asks Texas House to explore school ...

Less than three weeks before his primary runoff election, the House Speaker released 68 priorities for the next legislative session, ...

Dade Phelan directs House leaders to revisit vouchers, property ...

House Speaker Dade Phelan speaks with other representatives during a special legislative session at the state capitol in Austin, Texas, on Nov.

Dan Patrick Says Dade Phelan Intends to Kill School Choice ...

Traditionally, at the beginning of summer before an upcoming legislative session, the Texas Governor, Lt. Governor, and Speaker issue a joint ...

Texas Speaker Dade Phelan Announces School Choice Support ...

House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) has now made school choice a policy priority going into the 2025 legislative session, his office announced on Wednesday.

Speaker Dade Phelan speaks on 'school choice' bill | 12newsnow.com

The House Speaker, Dade Phelan, says passing Senate Bill 1 is a steep hill to climb. However, he ultimately supports quality education ...

Gov. Greg Abbott says he's reached an agreement on school ...

Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday he has reached an agreement with House Speaker Dade Phelan that would create education savings accounts in Texas.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick makes school choice his top priority in the 2025 ...

Spending public money on private schools has been among the most divisive issues before the Texas Legislature.

Texas House adjourns third special session without passing school ...

With Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan openly feuding, Gov. Greg Abbott has vowed to call lawmakers back for an ...

The Broken Deal on School Choice - Texas Scorecard

Dade Phelan and 23 Republican House members broke faith with Greg Abbott and the Texas GOP. What will the governor do about it?

4th Texas special session adjourns with school voucher bill unfinished

Texas Legislature adjourns 4th special session, leaving vouchers, school safety bills unfinished. Gov. Abbott vowed to continue calling special ...

House Speaker Dade Phelan join forces on property taxes. That ...

Phelan announced the formation of a House committee that could set the tone in favor of vouchers ahead of an expected special session on ...

Texas House speakership hangs in balance in GOP primary runoff ...

Phelan placed a close second behind Covey, a former Orange County Republican Party chairman, in the first round of the primary for East ...

Gov. Abbott calls 4th special session immediately after previous ends

Gov. Greg Abbott announced a fourth special session after the last ended without a deal on school vouchers and border security bills.

Budget letters signal a bumpy road when lawmakers return to Austin

As NBC 5's political reporter Phil Prazan shows us, a Republican-on-Republican feud is already erupting over the budget. According to dueling ...

Texas House adjourns third special session without passing school ...

The third special legislative session ended with a whimper Tuesday morning without a deal on school vouchers — Gov. Greg Abbott's top priority ...

Abbott calls fourth special session after school vouchers, border bills ...

The Texas Legislature will start its fourth special session of the year Tuesday after Republican lawmakers failed to pass two of Gov. Greg Abbott's priorities, ...