The news of Texas covered today includes:
Our Lone Star story of the day: False Republicans in the Texas House, 24 of them, voted with Democrats on a budget amendment to oppose the very concept of school choice – not a specific program, but the concept of having anything but government controlled schools for public education. These people, including many from northwest Texas, are liars when it comes to being Republicans as school choice has been a part of even the nation GOP platform for decades. These liars often claim to be “Reagan Republicans” so take a look at the 1980 and 1984 GOP platforms upon which Reagan ran and you’ll find school choice in both. While House members were voting wrong, the Senate voted for parental empowerment and school choice.
The House budget is a loser in other ways at the esteemed Texas Public Policy Foundation says that it is no long a conservative budget as passed. One good thing: The Democrats failed to strike the anti-D.E.I. part of the budget.
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I talk about the legislative session with our old friend and former guest host, now publisher of the Texas Scorecard, Michael Quinn Sullivan.
Texas oil and gas drilling rig count up again this week.
And, other news of Texas.
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