Governor Abbott promotes school choice at Fort Worth event

Governor Greg Abbott addressed the growing support for school choice in the Texas House of Representatives during a Parent Empowerment Night at Temple Christian School in Fort Worth.

"Session after session, the Texas Senate has passed school choice only to see it fail in the Texas House,” said Governor Abbott. “We knew this time we had to get it across the finish line, and the first step to doing that is to file the bill, then to get co-authors. Last week, the bill had enough co-authors to have a majority—77 out of 150. We are going to end this session providing more funding for education than ever before in the history of our state and put our children on the pathway to receive a tailored education through school choice."

Abbott also addressed concerns about a potential Texas school choice program. He assured that public education would remain fully funded and emphasized that all families, not just wealthy ones, would benefit from such a program. Additionally, he noted that homeschooling parents would retain control over their children's curriculum.

The Governor stated that Texas will conclude this legislative session with record-high teacher pay and per-student funding. He encouraged Texans to participate actively in the legislative process by contacting their legislators to express support for school choice.

Joining Governor Abbott at the event were Senator Kelly Hancock, Representative David Cook, Representative David Lowe, Representative John McQueeney, Representative Nate Schatzline, Representative Tony Tinderholt, Texas Public Policy Foundation Campaign Director Mandy Drogin, TCS President Doug Rife, TCS Head of School Dr. Andrea Chevalier, among other supporters of school choice.