Texas House Runoffs: School Vouchers Shake Up GOP Incumbents
TL;DR
In the Texas House primary runoffs, a significant number of Republican incumbents, including those opposing school vouchers, were defeated, giving Governor Greg Abbott a tentative majority to push his school voucher agenda. Despite mixed results for the hard right, the House now has a pro-voucher majority, though House Speaker Dade Phelan, a target of the right, survived his runoff. Abbott and pro-voucher groups heavily funded the campaigns, leading to a record number of GOP incumbents being ousted.
- School voucher supporters make gains in Texas House runoffs The Texas Tribune
- RESULTS: Schoolcraft declares victory over incumbent Kuempel in GOP runoff for Texas House District 44 KSAT San Antonio
- Election updates: How are North TX Republican incumbents faring in state House runoffs? Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- What's breaking up the Texas Republican party? School vouchers POLITICO
- 4 North Texas incumbents in danger of losing state House seats The Dallas Morning News
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