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    After decades of lobbying by Christian conservative donors, school voucher legislation may finally have the votes

    By Jeremy Schwartz The Texas TribuneProPublica,

    2024-06-22
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    Gov. Greg Abbott discusses school vouchers at Annapolis Christian Academy in Corpus Christi in 2023. Blaine Young/For The Texas Tribune

    As proponents of private school vouchers racked up win after win across the country in recent years, the largest Republican-led state in the nation remained stubbornly outside their grasp — until now.

    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott succeeded in persuading primary voters to remove from office members of his party who had defied him by voting against legislation that would allow the use of state money to pay for private school tuition.

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