Education savings account efforts were previously knocked down in Texas House as rural Republicans and urban Democrats worry about draining money from public...
, including Gov. Greg Abbott, say parents must be financially empowered to send their children to schools that fit their needs.
This year, the effort includes sweeteners for those rural Republicans, including a promised financial cushion should they lose students to private schools.
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