Greg Abbott: “We now have more than 250,000 applications pending to be a…”

“So listen, Texas finally caught up with other Republican states and we fought and we got past the largest day one school choice program in the history of the United States of America. We now have more than 250,000 applications pending to be a part of school choice program. But here's what school choice really does. It empowers parents to choose the education pathway that's best for their child. It does something else, however. It injects competition.” (12:59–13:06)

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