As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to move into the White House and Republicans are set to control the Senate and the House, the GOP is poised to consider several wide-ranging reforms — including on education . It’s no different on the state level, where Republicans will enjoy full control of 23 state governments . And in one state in particular — Texas — the 2024 elections may have enabled Republicans to pass school choice, which has become a key part of the GOP platform on education.
Republicans have long dominated Texas politics. They have had a state government trifecta — control of the governorship and both chambers of the state legislature — since 2003. They currently have a 19-12 majority in the state Senate and an 86-63 majority in the state House. But in recent years, they have repeatedly failed to enact any kind of school choice measure. According to a recent statement by Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the state Senate has passed school choice legislation five times since 2015. “It died in a Republican-controlled House each time. That is unacceptable and inexcusable,” Patrick wrote.