Fiscal Conservatism Is Dead And Texas Republicans Voted To Loot The Coffin
The party of fiscal responsibility just lit your tax dollars on fire.
https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/fiscal-conservatism-is-dead-and-texas
Texas Republicans love to parade the label “fiscally conservative” like it’s a badge of honor, but last night’s voucher vote blew that myth wide open. In a marathon House session on Senate Bill 2, every single amendment that would have added financial safeguards, prevented fraud, protected children, or ensured the GOP rejected basic accountability in lockstep. Instead, they passed a billion-dollar voucher scheme that hands public funds to private schools and unregulated vendors, no transparency required, no educator standards, and certainly no strings attached. If this is fiscal Conservatism, it’s the kind that empties your pockets while preaching discipline.
Watch Republicans vote against letting Texas voters decide on vouchers:
The great fiscal Conservative lie.
For decades, Texas Republicans have clung to the label “fiscal conservative.” They run on it. They fundraise on it. They weaponize it against Democrats every chance they get. But when it came time to prove it last night on the House floor, they tossed it straight into the trash.
SB 2, Governor Abbott’s prized voucher scheme, passed with Republican support despite carrying a price tag of $1 billion in public funds. Not just any public funds, but money meant for Texas schoolchildren, rerouted into an unregulated pipeline of private schools, political cronies, and fly-by-night vendors. No audits. No performance metrics. No required educator certifications. Just a massive public payout with almost no strings attached.
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