K–12 Education

Where the Candidates Stand

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U.S. Senate

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Ken PaxtonRSupports parental rights and opposes what he calls woke indoctrination in classrooms. (source)

James TalaricoDOpposes private school vouchers; supports universal Pre-K for 3- and 4-year-olds. (source)

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Ted BrownLSupports abolishing the U.S. Department of Education and promoting school choice. (source)

Governor

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Greg AbbottRCampaign cites creating a $1 billion statewide school choice program (Education Freedom Accounts) and repealing the STAAR test. (source)

Gina HinojosaDProposes ending the STAAR test and state takeovers of school districts, and opposes vouchers. (source)

Pat DixonLSupports a statewide scholarship in which each child's funding follows them to any school, and fewer standardized testing mandates. (source)

Lieutenant Governor

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Dan PatrickRCampaign cites school choice (Senate Bill 2) as a 2025 priority bill. (source)

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Vikki GoodwinDOpposes using public money for private or religious schools and supports funding for public schools. (source)

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Anthony CristoLSupports funding school districts without raising taxes. (source)

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Kevin McCormickGProposes hiring more teachers and improving the public school curriculum. (source)

Land Commissioner

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Dawn BuckinghamRCampaign cites almost $6 billion contributed to public education and pledges to keep protecting school funding. (source)

Benjamin FloresDProposes directing state land and energy revenue to public schools to ease pressure on property taxpayers. (source)

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Neill SniderLResearch in progress

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