Posted on 03/05/2024 9:08:44 PM PST by 11th_VA
BELTON, Texas (KWTX) - Bell County voters head to the polls on Tuesday as four republican and one democratic candidates are up for election in the Texas House District 55 primary election.
The issue at the center of the race revolves around school choice, which Governor Greg Abbott has made a priority.
School choice is a concept that uses public tax dollars to help pay for private education and other educational services through an Education Savings Account, similar to Health Savings Accounts...
He was one of 21 republicans to vote school choice out of a House bill last year.
Shines says he would have supported House Bill 1 after school choice was removed, but the author of the bill took it down before they could vote...
Hillary Hickland is the candidate hoping to unseat Shine in District 55. She was a stay-at-home mom in the Belton area and previously worked with Gov. Abbott through her activism to get laws changed when it came to regulating books in public school libraries.
Hickland, strong advocate for private schools and the concept of school choice, has received many endorsements, including former President Donald Trump, Gov. Abbott and Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz.
Abbott and Hickland say Shine turned his back on public school teachers when he voted school choice out of HB1, since the bill also included pay raises for public education teachers.
“Foundationally, every parent has to be the decision maker for their kids future. Right now, in Texas we don’t have school choice in the means where funding follows the student,” Hickland said...
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H. Hickland (R) 50.2%
Hugh Shine (R)* 43.5%
Dade Phelan is in a runoff
Eyepatch Crenshaw ... who called us terrorists .... won :(
This could be the sign of a Red Wave In November …. Conservatives came out in force today …
Biden is doing Trump and the GOP an unintended favor by expressly attacking Trump and MAGA. In effect, if a voter recoils from Biden, Biden is telling them to vote Trump and MAGA.
The article link is not taking me to the source.
Correct link. https://www.kwtx.com/2024/03/05/texas-house-district-55-abbott-backed-hillary-hickland-ousts-rep-hugh-shine/
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