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.

House Speaker Dade Phelan hints support for school vouchers

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

Texas Republican victories improve school voucher prospect, add ...

With their success at the polls on Tuesday, Texas Republicans are poised to run the table in the Legislature.

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 ...

Holly Hansen on X: "Texas Speaker Dade Phelan Announces ...

Texas Speaker Dade Phelan Announces School Choice Support, Other Priorities After New Chief of Staff Hire https://t.co/cuoPitF1Fu.

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, ...

Two Democrats, two Republicans running for Texas House speaker

(The Center Square) – Two Democrats and one Republican have announced they are running for speaker of the Texas House, vying to unseat the ...

Abbott Says He Has Struck Deal on School Choice with Dade Phelan

Gov. Greg Abbott expanded the special session call to include teacher pay raises, school safety, and special education.

State of Texas: 'School choice' plan poised to pass after runoff wins ...

Gov. Greg Abbott is declaring victory in his 18-month-long fight for a school choice initiative, which would allocate state money to help families pay for ...

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 ...

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.

Speaker signals willingness to tackle school choice issue

Speaker Dade Phelan has appointed a 15-member committee to discuss "educational opportunities" over the summer.

Texas House Killed School Choice - Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor

If every House Republican or Democrat who has used private schools voted for school choice, it may have passed. Speaker Dade Phelan didn't help ...

Neal McCluskey - X

Looks like good news for educational freedom in Texas: https://t.co/gvCGdfRGsU Texas families need more power, and the state more freedom.

Texas School Choice Solutions | Issues - America First Policy Institute

School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic had devastating effects on the educational progress of American schoolchildren, revealed deep ...

Governor Abbott Expands Third Special Session Agenda

Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation expanding the Special Session #3 agenda for universal school choice to include additional school finance.

Texas House Members Should Not Make Vacation Plans for Next ...

Dade Phelan signals he intends to work AGAINST school choice, again, with his Democrat Chairs and Democrat members behind him. He refuses to ...

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 ...

Abbott touts school voucher deal with House leaders, but others ...

The governor had previously refused to do this until the Legislature sent him a voucher bill. “Speaker Phelan… looks forward to having robust ...