Texas Scorecard by Brandon Waltens July 26, 2024
Patrick says Phelan refused to join him and Gov. Greg Abbott in a budget letter prioritizing school choice.Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says House Speaker Dade Phelan intends to kill school choice legislation again in the next session.
In a post on X Patrick said “Renegade Dade Phelan clearly intends to work AGAINST school choice, again, with his Democrat Chairs and Democrat members behind him” after Phelan refused to sign his name on a letter of budget instructions to state agencies asking them to prepare for a school choice program to pass the legislature next session.
“15 state representatives have already lost their seats and 9 retired over school choice and impeachment. He doesn’t care about his Republican members or Republican voters who support school choice,” wrote Patrick.
Traditionally, at the beginning of summer before an upcoming legislative session, the Texas Governor, Lt. Governor, and Speaker issue a joint letter with budget instructions to state agencies so they may prepare their legislative appropriation requests (LARs). Budgetary priorities are normally listed in the letter. For weeks this summer, Speaker Phelan sat on the letter Governor Abbott and I sent him for his signature. Rumor has it that the Speaker would not sign the letter because school choice was listed as a priority. Looks like the rumor was true.
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https://texasscorecard.com/state/dan-patrick-says-dade-phelan-intends-to-kill-school-choice-legislation-again/
