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Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick is warning that House Speaker Dade Phelan is preparing to kill school choice for a second straight legislative 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.