AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott last night touted his conservative priorities for the 89th Legislative Session and urged Texans to get involved in the fight to pass school choice during his remarks at the 2025 Legislative Dinner hosted by the Texas Young Republican Federation, the Texas Federation of Republican Women, and the Texas Republican County Chairmen’s Association in Georgetown.
“The way that we will continue to dominate Democrats is by having different Republican groups coming together to support Republican values,” said Governor Abbott. “When you look at the arguments made by the left, they’re kind of outrageous arguments. Yesterday, school choice opponents came out and said that school choice will destroy high school football in Texas. If you look at high school football talent, virtually every state that has a meaningful amount of high school football talent has school choice with two exceptions: one is Texas and the other is California. I applaud the members of the Texas Legislature because they are on the precipice of a session that is going to make Texas history. Texas will be truly peerless in a few months, as we close out a session for the ages where we continue to advance our state and maintain our status as the great state in the greatest country in the history of the world.”
Speaking to a crowd of over 350 conservatives and supporters, Governor Abbott slammed local taxing authorities for using loopholes to hike Texans’ property taxes. The Governor pledged to deliver lasting property tax relief by eliminating those local loopholes and requiring a two-thirds voter approval to raise any property taxes. Governor Abbott also pushed back against far-left progressives and school choice opponents for criticizing and lying about the impact of a Texas school choice program. The Governor shared the facts of a universal school choice program, including that Texas will continue to fully fund public schools and the state will not dictate how parents educate their homeschooled children.
Additionally, Governor Abbott highlighted Texas’ success to combat former President Joe Biden’s border crisis over the past four years. The Governor praised President Donald Trump and his Administration’s ongoing homeland and border security operations. Governor Abbott vowed to continue working with the federal government to secure the border and make America safe again.