The Voucher Scam

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A flood killed 137. The Texas House passed a map first. Then vouchers. HD 112's incumbent voted for it—and says she supports public schools. Her opponent calls it a scam. Full sources: https://example.com/sources

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RECEIPTS (the sources behind this episode): • 2025 Texas redistricting - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Texas_redistricting • Texas House approves youth camp safety, flood relief bills following Central...: https://communityimpact.com/austin/south-central-austin/texas-legislature/2025/08/21/texas-house-approves-youth-camp-safety-flood-relief-bills-following-central-texas-flooding/ • No. 25A608 In the Supreme Court of the United States: https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A608/385589/20251124134400309_2025.11.24%20Resp%20to%20App%20to%20Stay%20SCOTUSv6%20MALC%20FINAL.pdf • During special session and after redistricting, Texas House passes Hill Count...: https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/texas-house-passes-hill-country-relief-effort • Texas House passes controversial school voucher plan, $7.7B school funding bi...: https://www.kut.org/politics/2025-04-16/texas-house-billions-school-funding-voucher • Texas bill that lets families use tax dollars for private schools swiftly sai...: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/02/05/texas-senate-school-voucher-vote/ • Button vs. Herbert: Texas House District 112 Race Heats Up: https://hoodline.com/2026/09/richardson-area-state-house-race-heats-up-as-button-herbert-clash-on-vouchers-insurance/ • Texas House Passes School Choice Bill, But It Misses the Mark: https://www.texaspolicyresearch.com/texas-house-passes-school-choice-bill-but-it-misses-the-mark/ • Federal court blocks new Texas congressional map for 2026: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/texas-redistricting-ruling-lawsuit-el-paso-court-2026-midterms/ • communityimpact.com: https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/richardson/election/2026/03/03/update-angie-chen-button-wins-texas-house-district-112-republican-primary-race/ • Downtown El Paso (on screen at the open): https://www.elpasoinc.com/news/local_news/el-paso-county-precinct-maps/article_5493c088-f072-422f-bcd1-5bfb56c75eea.html • Gina Hinojosa press conference (on screen at 0m48s): https://ginafortexas.com/2026/06/hinojosa-holds-press-conference-on-dallas-isd-budget-deficit/ • Gina Hinojosa speaks to members of the press in South Houston on Aug. 5, 2026. (on screen at 0m48s): https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2026/2026/08/06/558728/gina-hinojosa-texas-governor-greg-abbott-election-2026-rally-houston/ • Gina Hinojosa press conference (on screen at 1m06s): https://www.ktsm.com/news/gina-hinojosa-brings-campaign-to-el-paso-with-local-events/ • Gina Hinojosa challenges Greg Abbott’s data center policies during Dallas pre... (on screen at 1m06s): https://www.fox4news.com/news/hinojosa-challenges-abbott-data-center-policies-during-campaign-stop • Corpus Christi press conference (on screen at 1m33s): https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/08/texas-corpus-christi-water-crisis/ • Adam Kincaid Desk (on screen at 1m46s): https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/meet-adam-kincaid-the-hidden-hand-behind-the-texas-gops-redistricting-power-grab/ • Texas House passes slate of bills to address public safety following deadly f... (on screen at 1m59s): https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2025/08/21/texas-house-voting-on-bills-addressing-deadly-hill-country-floods-that-killed-hundreds/ • Hill Country nonprofit pledges $40 million to help rebuild flood victims’ hom... (on screen at 1m59s): https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/21/texas-floods-kerr-county-rebuild-donation-nonprofit/ • Greg Abbott 2026 (on screen at 2m34s): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greg_Abbott_2026.jpg • Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference in Houston on Oct. 1, 2025. (on screen at 3m01s): https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/21/texas-redistricting-map-overturned-abbott-gop-lawmaker-comments/ • Texas Governor Greg Abbott sits at a table and speaks into a microphone durin... (on screen at 3m01s): https://www.britannica.com/biography/Greg-Abbott • Texas Rep. Angie Chen Button defeats Averie Bishop, former Miss Texas (on screen at 3m21s): https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2024/11/05/texas-house-district-112-angie-chen-button-averie-bishop-election-results/ • Angie Chen Button and Vouchers (on screen at 3m21s): https://www.marksteger.com/2023/11/angie-chen-button-and-vouchers.html • Zach Herbert speaking (on screen at 3m34s): https://zdhinjury.com/your-team/zach-herbert/

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A federal court looked at a Texas congressional map and said two words: racial gerrymander

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Now, let's talk about the second act. The voucher bill. Because the same legislature that

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And they also wrote: We found, however, that his command of education, one of the Legislat

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Because here's the thing about that map. It wasn't drawn because Texas had nothing else to

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