{"id":2090111,"date":"2023-11-04T13:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T17:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gop-leaders-stand-off-school-choice-border-security-legislation-unlikely-before-end-of-third-special-session\/"},"modified":"2023-11-04T13:55:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T17:55:23","slug":"texas-gop-leaders-stand-off-school-choice-border-security-legislation-unlikely-before-end-of-third-special-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gop-leaders-stand-off-school-choice-border-security-legislation-unlikely-before-end-of-third-special-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas GOP leaders are unlikely to pass school choice and border security legislation before the end of the third special session."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-gop-leaders-stand-off-school-choice-border-security-legislation-unlikely-before-end-of-third-special-session%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2090111&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Texas House and Senate Leaders in Standoff Over Border Security and School\u2062 Choice<\/h2>\n<p>The Texas \u2064House \u2062and Senate leaders \u200care currently locked in a heated standoff \u200cover two crucial issues:\u200c border security and \u200dschool choice. This deadlock has made it highly unlikely that any legislation will \u200cbe passed before the final\u200d day of the third special session called by Governor Greg Abbott on November\u2063 7.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the \u2062impasse, there seemed to \u200dbe a glimmer of hope on Wednesday when\u200c Governor Abbott expressed optimism that his top priority, \u200dschool choice, would finally see progress. He announced an expanded agenda\u2063 for the special session after &#8220;productive discussions&#8221; with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We\u200d are on track to ensure there will\u200c not be \u2063another special session,&#8221; \u2064Mr. \u2063Abbott \u2064confidently declared during a\u200c press conference on\u2063 November 1. &#8220;There\u200b is enough time to get everything\u2064 done that we\u200c want to get\u200b done, that needs to get done to avoid a special session, especially with what I think will be the bill coming out\u200b of the\u2063 House later on today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think \u2062that it will be embraced because so many legislators have so\u2064 many wins in the bill that will be coming out today. I think that we are on a\u200b timetable where we should be able to conclude everything that needs to be achieved in this \u200bspecial session.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The governor&#8217;s office\u200c released \u200da statement detailing the expanded special session agenda, which includes key aspects such as increasing teacher \u2062pay, boosting funding for public schools, and phasing out the State \u2062of\u200c Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness \u2064(STAAR) test.<\/p>\n<p>However, just hours after\u2063 Governor Abbott&#8217;s optimistic announcement, House Speaker Dade Phelan declared that the House would &#8220;stand at ease&#8221;\u200d until Monday or Tuesday, effectively halting any progress. This move was met with\u2064 criticism from House Republicans, who accused Phelan \u2062of abusing House rules and violating the Texas Constitution.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/texas-republicans-call-for-gop-house-speaker-dade-phelan-to-resign-5497972?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Texas Republicans Call\u2062 for GOP \u200cHouse \u200dSpeaker Dade Phelan to Resign<\/strong><\/a>  \u200d- Published on 9\/25\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/texas-3rd-special-session-kicks-off-after-head-of-conservative-pac-meets-with-known-white-supremacist-5508178?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Texas&#8217;\u2063 3rd Special Session Kicks Off After Head of Conservative \u2064PAC Meets \u200dWith Nick Fuentes<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; Published on \u206410\/11\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite the ongoing\u2064 tensions, Lt. Gov. Patrick expressed hope that the Senate \u2063would take action on the bills already passed by the\u2064 House during their scheduled\u2064 Sunday session. However, \u2064no additional House bills were introduced before the House was placed at ease.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Ken Paxton also weighed in on \u2064the situation, calling\u200c for Speaker Phelan&#8217;s resignation on social media. The timeline for \u200dpassing legislation before the special session expires is now deemed too tight by State Rep. Brad \u200bBuckley, chair of the Public Education Committee.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time that Speaker Phelan and House members have attempted to pressure the Senate into accepting their legislation \u2062by abandoning the House during a special session. Earlier this year,\u2063 the House adjourned &#8220;sine die&#8221; after just \u200cone day of the 30-day special session.<\/p>\n<p>As the\u2062 standoff continues, Governor Abbott has yet to publicly\u2064 comment on the situation. However, he\u200c has \u2064previously vowed to\u2064 keep\u2063 calling \u2064special sessions until school choice legislation\u2063 is\u2062 passed.<\/p>\n<h2>Border Security Bill<\/h2>\n<p>Border security is another top priority \u2062for Governor Abbott\u200d in the current special session. However, both chambers have failed to pass \u200bany legislation on this issue.<\/p>\n<p>Lt. Gov. Patrick and Speaker Phelan have engaged in a war of words on social media, \u200deach criticizing the other&#8217;s\u2062 version of border security legislation. \u200bPatrick argues \u2063that the House version creates a &#8220;revolving door&#8221; by not\u200c requiring fingerprinting or background\u200d checks on immigrants caught crossing the border illegally.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;If someone is a\u200c terrorist or serious felon, \u2062they&#8217;ll be more than\u2062 happy \u200bto \u200dtake you\u2062 up on your offer\u200c of avoiding arrest and hitching a ride back \u2063to the port of entry rather than getting fingerprinted\u2063 or having a background \u200ccheck\u200d run\u200d on them,&#8221; Patrick wrote in a lengthy \u2062post.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Senate has been the leader on border security legislation long before you arrived in the House. I don&#8217;t pay\u200b attention to you anymore, and\u200c neither does anyone else. You&#8217;ve become the teacher \u200dcharacter from the &#8216;Peanuts&#8217; series.\u2062 When you talk, all we hear is, &#8216;Wah wah woh wah\u2063 wah,'&#8221; he continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response, Speaker Phelan criticized the Senate&#8217;s version of border security legislation,\u2064 describing it as an &#8220;impotent response&#8221; to the border crisis.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Dan Patrick&#8217;s baseless critique of House Bill 4 is\u200c a transparent attempt to deflect from\u200d his chamber&#8217;s own impotent response to the growing crisis at the border\u2014a crisis demanding decisive action, not the ineffective strategies being peddled by the\u2064 Senate,&#8221; \u2063Phelan stated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Senate&#8217;s response to the threat of illegal \u2062immigration is to establish a long-term, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-gop-leaders-stand-off-school-choice-border-security-legislation-unlikely-before-end-of-third-special-session\/\" title=\"Texas GOP leaders are unlikely to pass school choice and border security legislation before the end of the third special session.\">state-funded hospitality program<\/a> for illegal immigrants \u200brather than deploying immediate and effective deterrents,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The standoff between the \u2064House and \u2063Senate continues, leaving the fate of border security and school \u2062choice \u200blegislation uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/texas-house-and-senate-leaders-in-standoff-over-border-security-and-school-choice_5510912.html\">The Epoch Times<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>What is the Texas Senate immigration bill?<\/h2>\n<p><span>Senate Bill 4, sponsored by state Sen. Pete \u2064Flores,\u2064 R-Pleasanton, would increase \u2062the minimum sentence from two years to 10 years for smuggling immigrants or operating a stash house. SB 4\u200d passed with bipartisan support\u200d in a 29-2 vote. Matter. The Senate initially passed\u200d Senate Bill 1, which aimed \u200dto increase border security funding and deploy additional resources\u200c to secure the \u200cTexas-Mexico border. However, \u200dthe House made significant \u200bchanges to the bill, leading to a disagreement \u2062between \u2063the\u2063 two\u200c chambers.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d Texas \u2063House proposed House Bill 16, which included \u200cprovisions related to \u2063border security but also \u2064addressed other issues\u200d such as funding for state agencies and retired teachers&#8217; healthcare. The\u2063 Senate rejected\u2063 the House&#8217;s version and requested a conference committee to resolve the differences \u2062between the\u2062 two \u2063bills.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, no agreement has been reached, \u200cand the standoff between the House \u2062and the Senate continues. Both\u200b chambers \u200dare unwilling to concede on their respective versions of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-if-dems-try-to-pass-3-5t-far-left-wish-list-then-hell-yeah-gop-should-skip-town-like-tx-dems\/\" title=\"Graham: If Dems Try To Pass .5T Far-Left Wish List Then \u2018Hell Yeah\u2019 GOP Should Skip Town Like TX Dems\">border security bill<\/a>, further\u2062 delaying any progress\u2064 on\u200b this crucial issue.<\/p>\n<h2>School Choice<\/h2>\n<p>School choice is \u200danother contentious issue that has contributed to the standoff between the House and the Senate.\u2062 School choice advocates argue that parents \u200dshould have the freedom to choose the best educational\u2064 option for their children, whether it be public, private, or charter schools.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Abbott, Lt. Gov.\u2063 Patrick,\u2062 and many conservative lawmakers have emphasized the\u200c importance of \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-schools-are-cesspools-of-wokeness-and-theres-no-bringing-them-back\/\" title=\"Public Schools Are Cesspools Of Wokeness And There\u2019s No Bringing Them Back\">passing school choice legislation<\/a> in Texas. They believe that\u2064 school choice will promote competition, improve\u2064 educational\u2063 outcomes, and provide\u200d more opportunities for students from\u200b disadvantaged backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>On\u2064 the other hand, opponents of school choice argue \u2062that it could\u200b undermine public education by diverting\u2062 funds away from public schools. They argue that addressing the funding issues and improving public schools\u200c should be the priority, rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-teachers-union-claims-school-choice-has-a-racist-history\/\" title=\"Chicago Teachers Union Claims School Choice \u2018Has A Racist History\u2019\">expanding school choice options<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The disagreement over school choice has led to a deadlock between the House and the Senate. The House has\u200c introduced\u2064 House Bill 3, which focuses on expanding school choice options, while the Senate\u2064 has proposed Senate Bill 3, which \u2063includes provisions \u2062to improve public school funding and accountability measures.<\/p>\n<p>Both chambers are unwilling to compromise on their respective bills, prolonging \u200bthe standoff and\u2064 preventing any legislation from \u200cmoving\u2062 forward.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062ongoing standoff between the House and the Senate \u200dover\u2062 border security and school choice is a significant obstacle to\u2062 passing crucial legislation in Texas. These issues have \u200bbeen\u200c contentious \u2062for years, and lawmakers on both sides are deeply invested in their respective positions.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2062the third\u200b special session draws to a close, it remains uncertain whether any agreements will be reached. The standoff \u200dhighlights \u200bthe challenges of\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-un-pick-urges-continued-u-s-presence-in-chinese-led-panels\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s UN pick urges continued U.S. presence in Chinese-led panels\">finding common ground<\/a> on divisive issues\u2063 and the importance of compromise in the legislative \u200bprocess.<\/p>\n<p>Until the House \u200dand the\u2064 Senate can come to a resolution\u200b on \u2063border security and school choice, the prospect \u200cof any meaningful legislation being \u2063passed during this \u2063special session seems unlikely. The stakes are high, and Texans will \u2063have to wait\u200d and see \u200chow this standoff unfolds and whether a breakthrough can\u200b be achieved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas House and Senate leaders are at odds over border security and school choice, hindering the passage of legislation before Nov. 7, the end of Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s third special session. 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