Abbott to talk school choice, other legislative priorities in exclusive interview
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- In an exclusive interview with KXAN Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to talk about school choice, as well as his top legislative priorities.
Abbott will speak with KXAN on Thursday evening. The interview will be aired live on KXAN News at 5 p.m. and streamed online in this story and on Facebook.
Abbott laid out his priorities for lawmakers in February during his State of the State address, with Senate lawmakers pushing through one of his top priorities days later. Texas Senators voted to approve Senate Bill 2, the piece of legislation carrying an education savings account (ESA) program.
Other priorities Abbott laid out during his address included property tax relief, bail reform, water investments and more.
On Tuesday, the Texas House Committee on Public Education was supposed to meet to discuss the two biggest bills of the session -- ESAs and school finance. However, less than 10 hours before the committee was supposed to convene, Chair Brad Buckley, R-Salado, postponed the meeting for Thursday morning.
House Bill 2 focuses on school finance, and Buckley said in a statement on X that he "made a commitment to members that they would have ample time to review and digest the changes in the committee substitute and the district runs."
“Due to the fact that the runs were received late this evening, I intend to honor my commitment to the members,” he said.