Greg Abbott: “Texas became what may be the last republican state in…”

“I want to connect something that we achieve this past session to something that we must achieve this next session. One thing that we achieved this past session is Texas became what may be the last republican state in America to finally pass school choice for parents and children in this state. It goes into effect this next school year and empowers every parent in the state to be able to choose the best education pathway for their child, automatically improving the education for that child.” (01:57–02:06)

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