AUSTIN, Texas — The 2023-2024 school year is almost over, and the Texas legislature doesn’t meet until January 2025. But Texas Republicans haven’t forgotten about school choice, why it failed, or how to pass it next year. Texas is the most prominent red state without a voucher or education savings plan for families.

At a speech to a crowd of donors, activists, and lawmakers Wednesday at the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s annual Policy Summit, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) spoke for over an hour about a bevy of topics that have thrust Texas into the national spotlight, including the Texas-Mexico border matter, property taxes, and — he saved the best for last — school choice.