Greg Abbott has gone all in on the issue of school choice. This is a substantial shift from his previous positions, and his resolve seems to only increase as the session gets into full gear.
Dan Patrick has led on this issue his entire political career, and the Texas House has been under the control of teacher unions since 2009.
Now that Abbott and Patrick have made this issue a top priority, Phelan is in a position where the status quo will be seen as unacceptable.
With committee's likely coming out this week or next, a stall tactic that is all too predictable, we will all have a much better picture of where Phelan will fall on this issue.
If he maintains a public education committee like he appointed in 2021, then it's a clear signal that school choice is dead. If he capitulates to the pressure and appoints a committee friendly to public education reform, then you can assume he just wasn't comfortable poking Abbott in the eye so early in the session.
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
Wed Feb 08, 2023 12:51 pm (Last edited: Wed Feb 08, 2023 12:51 pm)
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