Tag Archives: Eddie Lucio Jr.
State Senator Eddie Lucio Is Headed to a Runoff
The Texas Senate’s most conservative Democrat may not be invincible.
In Brownsville, a Goliath has stumbled. After 29 years in the Texas Senate, Eddie Lucio—the upper chamber’s most conservative Democrat—has been pushed int...Read More
Senators Like State-Funded Gun Class for Teachers—But Not its Price Tag
Since Sandy Hook, a handful of Texas school districts have added policies letting some teachers carry guns—Patrick's bill is meant to make that decision safer...Read More
Dan Patrick Files His “Business Tax Credit” School Voucher Bill
Patrick's bill, SB1410, would create what he calls the Texas Equal Opportunity Scholarship Program. It's the largest voucher program in any bill filed this sess...Read More
Two School Voucher Bills Emerge, While Lucio Denies Support
Eddie Lucio Jr. sounded genuinely concerned about a school voucher bill up for discussion this morning. And he would have sounded even more genuine if he hadn't...Read More
Lucio Floats School Voucher Proposal—Just Don’t Call it “Vouchers”
Wednesday, from the Rio Grande Guardian, came word that a voucher "pilot program" could be introduced by—wait for it—Democratic state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. H...Read More
