AUSTIN, TEXAS — After Texas House Republicans scheduled a formal Public Education Committee vote on Greg Abbott’s billion-dollar private school voucher scam — behind closed doors, with just 24 hours' notice and no public testimony — House Democrats took action. Refusing to let GOP leadership shield their actions from the public, Democratic lawmakers hosted a livestream of the committee hearing to hold them accountable.
The last time the House debated vouchers, Texans testified for 22 hours — overwhelmingly in opposition. Rather than listen, Republican leaders doubled down, forcing through an even worse version in secret. But Texas House Democrats refused to let them operate in the dark.
The livestream — garnering over 15,000 views across Twitter and Youtube — featured TX House Democratic Caucus members, including Texas House Democratic Caucus Special Committee on Education Co-Chairs** Reps. James Talarico **and Dr. Alma Allen, as well as committee Vice Chair Diego Bernal and committee members Reps. Gina Hinojosa, John Bryant, and Harold Dutton calling out the GOP’s anti-democratic tactics and fighting for Texas public schools.
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