School voucher supporters are mounting a full-court press early in the session to drive Gov. Greg Abbott's top priority through the Texas House, turning to a stable of powerful allies to strong-arm the lower chamber into finally letting some parents use public money for their children's private school tuition. The pressure has come from all sides in recent days, led by President Trump, who fired a missive on social media this month praising the Texas Senate's swift passage of its voucher bill while warning the House that he "will be watching them closely." Elon Musk, the billionaire Trump adviser and Texas transplant, last week called out House Speaker Dustin Burrows by name in a post to his 218 million followers urging the chamber to pass "school choice."
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Michael Spurlin
ATPE
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