Public education group targets Republican incumbents Patrick, Paxton
Seeing education as a defining issue in the Nov. 6 election, two Democratic candidates for statewide office stood in the hot sun Thursday afternoon in Austin to accept the endorsement of a pro-public-schools political action committee.
Texas Parent PAC threw its support behind lieutenant governor candidate Mike Collier and attorney general candidate Justin Nelson, saying their policies and funding priorities have the best chance of creating “top-notch” public schools across Texas.
Just as important, Collier and Nelson are opposing two Republicans — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Attorney General Ken Paxton — who promote policies harmful to public schools, including efforts to direct public education money to private schools via vouchers and similar initiatives, Parent PAC board member Dinah Miller said.
“Dan Patrick and Ken Paxton are bullies and ideologues who cannot be trusted to protect and strengthen our neighborhood public schools,” Miller said at a sidewalk news conference outside of Pease Elementary School in downtown Austin. “Our state needs and deserves better leaders.”
Read more: https://www.statesman.com/news/20181004/public-education-group-targets-republican-incumbents-patrick-paxton
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