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Texas lawmakers urge supporters at Parent Empowerment Day to back House Bill 3
Summary
At a Parent Empowerment Day event, Speaker Dustin Burrows and other state representatives urged attendees to register support for House Bill 3 and travel to the Texas Capitol to testify, arguing school choice can coexist with increased public-school funding.
Speaker Dustin Burrows and other state elected officials used a Parent Empowerment Day rally to press supporters to back House Bill 3 and to show up at the Texas Capitol to register or testify in favor of school choice.
"These are your elected representatives who are about to make school choice a reality in Texas," Burrows told the crowd, urging parents to sign in as supportive at the House committee hearing. He framed the measure as expanding options for children with different learning needs and said parents know what is best for their children.
Burrows also asked supporters who could not stay for…
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