Despite the governor’s voucher pitch, the answer to better Texas schools is more public funding

Last week, in a bid to quell fears about Senate Bill 8, his signature school voucher proposal, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott brought his statewide “Parent Empowerment” tour to San Antonio. During a nearly half-hour talk in the sweltering gym of St. Mary’s Magdalene School, he pledged it wouldn’t defund public school systems nor put an end to Friday night lights in the Lone Star State as critics have charged.