The New York firm Odyssey is now running the state’s lucrative voucher scheme with a little help from the governor’s friends.
Texas lawmakers spent two sessions debating education savings accounts, sometimes called school vouchers. It was a policy ...
Abbott’s strategy combines primary pressure and legislative power plays to move caps on appraisals and a plan to eliminate ...
In Texas, property taxes generate nearly half the total tax revenue statewide. They fund local governments and schools.
Earlier this year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a $1 billion voucher program that will begin in early 2026.
Just last year, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called on lawmakers to explore eliminating all property taxes. To replace the $81 ...
Getting his recently unveiled property tax relief proposal through the Texas Legislature will likely be the toughest fight in ...
Gov. Greg Abbott earlier this year signed a law authorizing a $1 billion private school voucher program, tapping the state comptroller’s office as the entity responsible for its creation. The law ...
Gov. Greg Abbott vowed to drive down property taxes, and even eliminate some altogether, as he launched his campaign for a ...
Gina Hinojosa said Abbott is to blame for corruption in Texas and Andrew White spoke on abortion and immigration.