The Texas House of Representatives adjourned sine die Tuesday morning, November 7, effectively ending the third special session of the 88th Session, without passing any legislation on school funding or vouchers. An unprecedented fourth special session is expected to be called and begin on Tuesday afternoon. 

Governor Abbott had included a request for legislation providing education savings accounts – or vouchers – that would have allowed parents to take taxpayer dollars and use them to send their children to private or religious schools. The Governor declared on October 31 that he had struck a deal with House leadership, but there was no movement among Democrats and nearly two dozen rural Republicans opposed to school vouchers. Abbott's statement had provided for a concession of increasing funding, of an undisclosed amount, for public schools, essentially signalling that public schools would see additional funding only if a voucher bill was approved. 

As a reminder, public schools have not seen an increase in the basic per student funding allotment of $6,160 since 2019, despite inflation of more than 17% over that period. 

With the calling of a fourth special session, this will mark the first time in the 176-year history of the Texas Legislature that lawmakers have met for more than three sessions in a single year. 

As a reminder, you can contact your legislators to let them know where you stand on the need for an increase in public school funding. Lawmakers that serve Keller ISD include: 

Senator Kelly Hancock (Dist. 9)
Email: kelly.hancock@senate.texas.gov 
Phone: 512-463-0109

Representative Stephanie Klick (Dist. 91)
Email: stephanie.klick@house.texas.gov 
Phone: 512-463-0599

Representative Nate Schatzline (Dist. 93)
Email: nate.schatzline@house.texas.gov 
Phone: 512-463-0562

Representative Giovanni Capriglione (Dist. 98)
Email: giovanni.capriglione@house.texas.gov 
Phone: 512-463-0690

You can also click here to look up your specific representatives, or click here to fill out a brief form that will send an email directly to your legislators.