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​The Texas House on Friday voted to strip school vouchers from the chamber’s massive education funding bill.

The Texas House on Friday voted to strip school vouchers from the chamber’s massive education funding bill, taking an ax to Gov. Greg Abbott’s top legislative priority of the year.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

The Texas House cut Gov. Abbott's top legislative priority of the year and voted to strip school vouchers from the chamber's education funding bill.

Friday afternoon, the Texas House voted 84-63 to strip Governor Greg Abbott’s top education priority from a larger education bill.

The Texas House on Friday voted to strip school vouchers from the chamber’s massive education funding bill, taking an ax to Gov. Greg Abbott’s top legislative priority of the year.

The outcome was an embarrassment to Gov. Greg Abbott, who spent seven months lobbying two dozen Republicans who signaled opposition to vouchers in April

At a recent conference that featured a sitting state senator, so-called “TEXIT” supporters celebrated their movement’s incremental gains.

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At a recent conference that featured a sitting state senator, so-called “TEXIT” supporters celebrated their movement’s incremental gains.

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