Opinion: I can’t recall a more dysfunctional time in the governance of the state of Texas, and that is saying a lot.
State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer criticizes Gov. Greg Abbott's push for school vouchers along with fellow Bexar County representatives outside of Jefferson High School on Thursday.If Gov. Greg Abbott has his way, legislators called back for the third special session of the calendar year will pass a school voucher bill that gives families $8,000 a year to fund their children’s attendance at Christian schools and other non-public schools in Texas.
The Texas Legislature passed a budget this past May after allocating much of the record $32.7 billion surplus, none of which was used to increase teacher pay or per-capita student spending.Not all of the surplus has been earmarked, and Abbott and his Republican supporters led by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick are urging legislators to reverse their rejection earlier this year of a school voucher bill.
Abbott’s voucher bill is all about energizing his right-wing Christian base on those culture issues at the same time he ignores church-stateembodied in our democracy. After all, Christian schools are free to ignore the law on gay rights, for example, and indoctrinate students with traditional Christian stances on marriage, sexuality and gender.
I was disheartened to read comments by state Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins , who is associated with the Gervin Academy on San Antonio’sTexas Tribune Festival panel in Austin. Other Democrats remain united in opposition to Abbott’s voucher plan, focusing instead on passing a bill that gives teachers a pay raise and school districts additional financial support.
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