Pennsylvania GOP megadonor Jeff Yass has given another $4 million to Gov. Greg Abbott to boost the governor’s bid to unseat Texas House Republicans who oppose his private school voucher scam.
The donation, revealed in July in a campaign finance report, was Yass’ second major contribution to Abbott this election cycle. The billionaire TikTok investor donated $6 million to Abbott in December, believed to be the largest single political donation in Texas history.
Imagine what $10 million would do for Texas public schools and teachers versus handed to a Governor to defeat popularly elected representatives. Texas AFT has embarked on its Thrive Campaign because we believe the bones of Texas democracy are growing brittle, evidenced by the proliferation of unlimited campaign finance. In short, it’s legalized bribery, and it’s coming for your public schools.
We need educators to fight back. If one billionaire can give the governor $10 million, what about the educators of Texas? Can we fight back with a $5.00 donation to our COPE fund? Educators must stand together to fight this onslaught of unlimited money in politics, and we must start right now. Can you stand with us to fight Greg Abbott and his billionaire cronies?