Conservative Christian PACs Bankroll Voucher Effort in Texas

The Educational Freedom Movement in Texas and Defend Texas Liberty are spending millions of dollars to get state legislators to back public funding of private education, reported NBC News. 

Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott expressed his support for public funding of private school tuition through vouchers and pledged to prioritize school choice in the next legislative session.

"Empowering parents means giving them a choice to send their children to any public school, charter school, or private school with state funding following the student," Governor Abbott said during a campaign event in San Antonio.  

 According to The Texas Tribune , Beto O'Rourke, a Democratic Challenger of Governor Abbott, criticized him and illustrated that the school voucher plan would hurt public schools. O'Rourke is running newspaper ads that urge voters to "reject Greg Abbott's radical plan to defund" public schools, reported the Tribune. 

 - S. Karn