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Unidentified Speaker says Texas House approved school-choice measure with 86 votes; measure to reach speaker's desk
Summary
An unidentified speaker said a school-choice bill passed the Texas House with 86 votes, surpassing the 76-vote threshold, after a campaign to elect pro–school choice representatives and a supportive phone call from President Trump.
An unidentified speaker said the Texas House approved a school-choice measure with an 86-vote margin and that the bill "will soon be reaching my desk." The speaker said they had spent about a decade pushing for school choice in Texas and campaigned in Texas House districts last election cycle to elect representatives who would back the policy.
The speaker said the proposal had repeatedly passed the Texas Senate in prior years but failed previously in the Texas House. "I've been pushing for school choice in…
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