Governor Gregg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick expressed optimism about getting a voucher bill passed by the third special session of the Texas legislature, but it’s looking unlikely. The session ends Tuesday, and there is no House bill. Rural Republicans know that vouchers will hurt their schools, and they have with Democrats against them.
Hours after Gov. Greg Abbott said he believed the Legislature could pass a school vouchers bill before the end of the special legislative session, the House all but killed any deal.
The House met briefly Wednesday evening and recessed likely until Monday or Tuesday, pending the Senate’s approval of bills related to border security.
The special session ends Tuesday, and the House has not so much as considered a voucher bill in committee, an early step in the lawmaking process.
Abbott is ready to call a fourth special session. That’s likely to annoy the holdouts, who are tired of his pressure campaign.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Extreme right dark money billionaires are going to, if they already haven’t tried, start donating tons of money to bought and paid for fascists running against those rural conservative Republicans that keep voting no on vouchers.
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Yes, they will all be primaried by MAGA bullies
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Coercion is the hallmark of a bully — or a tyrant. Persuasion is the hallmark of a leader.
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WELL DONE TEXAS!!!
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The Hoover Institute posted info about a podcast (10-11-2023) featuring Mike Petrilli discussing how school choice can win in Texas’ special legislative session.
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WVXU (NPR) posted an article, 11-1-2023, about Moms for Liberty running candidates for school board races in Ohio.
The article describes a lawsuit filed by Heritage (Koch) on behalf of M4L against the Biden administration.
One of the M4L leaders identified in the article was endorsed in 2022 by Right to Life. For those voters, nation wide, trying to make selections among candidates, look at right wing religionist sites for info. (candidates to avoid). For example, the Colorado Catholic Conference has a 2023 Voters Guide. Scrolling down, viewers will find candidates listed with checkmarks if they are deemed consistent with Catholic social teaching and red X’s if they are not. It’s highly likely that Democratic candidates will have a lot of red X’s. Vote for the red X’s.
The executive director of the Colorado Catholic Conference was formerly with the Koch network and Ed Choice.
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