March 3, 2025      10:15 AM

Rural GOP lawmakers met with anger during townhall appearances about school vouchers and public education funding

Republican Texas House lawmakers holding townhall style meetings about school vouchers and public education funding in their districts were met with anger from people they represent over the weekend. House Public Education Committee Chairman Brad Buckley has been touring the state to appear alongside members in their districts.

It isn’t going well so far.

Chair Buckley appeared onstage for a townhall with Rep. Cody Harris in Palestine, where the crowd’s reaction caused Harris to cut the meeting short and tell them “Thanks for your time. You’ll never get it again.”

"Unfortunately some in the crowd chose to disrupt the conversation, turning it into a Palestinian-style protest that drowned out voices meant to inform, engage, and debate in good faith," Harris said later on social media.

Buckley also joined Rep. Helen Kerwin in her Central Texas district for a similar meeting. The crowd was quite agitated and hit them both with questions about the proposed small increase in the basic allotment. One woman in the audience called it a “slap in the face” and said it would “do nothing” to help public schools that have gone without significant funding increases from the state since 2019.

Check out the video report below to get a sense of how these meetings went.

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