Texas Gov. Greg Abbott went to the more rural East Texas on Wednesday to boast that he has “more than enough votes” for the Legislature to pass his voucherlike plan to allocate public funding for private school students.

The Republican leader said he has a comfortable, 79-vote majority of “true, hardcore school choice proponents” in the Texas House next year.

Texas, has been on a mission to bring school choice vouchers to the Lone Star State.With the results from Tuesd

Last year, Abbott refused to give public schools a major raise without passing a voucher program. His tone was more conciliatory after Election Day.