The Legislature’s lower chamber has finally blessed school vouchers—and denied ordinary Texans the chance to weigh in.

Gov. Greg Abbott is a step closer to signing into law a voucher-like program that would use taxpayer money to help families pay for private schools. The bill, a centerpiece of Abbott’s ...

Greg Abbott on Thursday when the Legislature’s lower chamber for the first time approved school vouchers, a controversial proposal that had driven a wedge in the state GOP and eluded the ...

Greg Abbott, who has invested more time, money and political capital into coaxing reluctant lawmakers into adopting the legislation than any other in his decade in office. The governor personally ...

But that changed, the Austin Democrat alleged, when Gov. Greg Abbott “started calling members into his office, one by one, and threatening to veto all the bills of any member who votes for this ...

Greg Abbott has been fighting recalcitrant lawmakers to create the state’s first private school choice program. On Thursday he won, as the House voted 86-61 to pass it. Texas hasn’t passed a ...

Greg Abbott to bend the chamber to his will. Only two GOP members joined Democrats in opposing the measure on Thursday, a remarkable turnaround from their widespread opposition to vouchers just ...