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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

Gov. Greg Abbott's Texas-Size Victory for School Choice

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Wall Street Journal

Society & Culture, News

42.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

After putting his political capital on the line in GOP primaries, Abbott is close to enacting $10,000 scholarships for 100,000 students, as the bill passes the state House with votes to spare. Plus, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer blocks two of Donald Trump's nominees for federal prosecutor by withholding his "blue slip," but the president says he'll give Jay Clayton an interim appointment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

0:38.7

Texas could be on the verge of passing one of the Wall Street Journal. This is Potomac Watch. Texas could be on the verge of passing one of the nation's largest school choice programs

0:44.0

after Governor Greg Abbott put his political capital on the line to defeat Republican

0:49.2

opponents in GOP primaries. Plus, New York Senator Chuck Schumer says he'll block two nominees by President Trump for federal prosecutors in his state by refusing to return his so-called blue slip.

1:03.3

Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with The Wall Street Journal.

1:07.2

We're joined today by my colleague, columnist Kim Strassel. Happy Friday to you, Kim, and to all Potomac Watch listeners. Two years ago, Texas Governor Greg Abbott's push for education savings accounts was voted down in the State House of Representatives with 21 Republicans joining Democrats to sink the idea.

1:28.3

But Governor Greg Abbott didn't let it go, and he made a political issue out of it in GOP primaries,

1:33.7

endorsing school choice challengers to Republicans.

1:37.3

And now that bet might be about to pay off.

1:40.0

On Thursday, the State House voted 86 to 61 to pass a plan that would provide about $10,000

1:47.6

scholarships to up to about 100,000 students.

1:52.2

The bill still needs to get final approval by the state Senate, but Governor Abbott seems

1:57.4

pretty confident about that. Here he is recently in an interview with the TV station,

2:02.3

K-X-I-I. So if you're a parent of a student at any level, whether it be kindergarten or high school,

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