Summary
Trinity University political science professor Austin Bussing, Ph.D., spoke with KSAT about Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa’s plans to repeal Texas’ school voucher program. Bussing explained the limits of gubernatorial authority and how the Republican-controlled Texas Senate could complicate Hinojosa’s efforts to advance her education agenda.
Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa has vowed to remove Gov. Greg Abbott’s school voucher program, but she may face opposition with the Texas Senate keeping its Republican majority. A KSAT reporter interviewed Trinity University political science professor Austin Bussing, Ph.D., to illuminate what the governor actually has the ability to do.
“The powers of the governor in the Texas state government, they don’t have the power to introduce a bill into the legislature,” Bussing said. “So she can, sort of through rhetoric and speeches, try to establish an agenda of things that were important in the campaign and things that she’s politically committed to.”
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