Jef Rouner
School Vouchers Suffer Rebuke in Texas House
Governor Greg Abbott’s quest to institute a school voucher system in the state was dealt a serious blow in the Texas House of Representatives...
Voucher Fights Heats Up Ahead Of Budget Bill Vote Thursday
The fight for and against school vouchers is heating up ahead of a budget vote scheduled for Thursday. On the table is an amendment...
Bill Banning Gender Affirming Care For Trans Youth Gets Even Worse
Senate Bill 14 is set to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth in Texas, but under an amendment, children who were already under a...
Voucher System Could Lead To Costly District Consolidation
It’s a well-established criticism of Governor Greg Abbott’s proposed school voucher system, called an Education Savings Account, that using taxpayer money to send students...
Koch-Funded Astroturf Campaign For Vouchers Hits Texas Neighborhoods
A favorite tactic of big money Republican donors is funneling funding through local groups to give their political pushes the appearance of grassroots support,...
Dr. Hotze’s Political Malpractice
Despite being a medical doctor, conservative activist and radio host, Steven Hotze has a long history of being very bad at medicine. This is...
The Price Of School Vouchers: $1 Billion And Climbing
Despite assertions from Texas Republicans that Governor Greg Abbot’s proposed school voucher program, called an Education Savings Account, would not harm Texas public schools,...
School Choice Bill Offers Rural Districts $10,000/Student Bribe
A new version of Senate Bill 8, also known as the Parental Bill of Rights, was unveiled during the Texas Senate Education Committee hearing...
Texas Librarians Increasingly Targeted by Police Investigations Over Book Challenges
As the far-right culture war against books and students heats up, librarians are increasingly finding themselves targeted by state authorities over books conservatives find...
New Bill Would Bar Counties From Suing Businesses That Harm Communities
State Rep. Cody Harris (R-Palestine) has filed a bill in the Texas House that would bar counties from suing corporations that harm their communities....