Abbott's voucher hopes fade as Texas House recesses until next week

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s hopes of passing school voucher legislation during the current legislative special session are fading fast. The Texas House recessed for a long weekend, meaning it's highly unlikely anything will get done before the session Abbott called comes to an end on Tuesday, Nov. 7. A voucher proposal has already passed the Senate but faced an uphill battle in the lower chamber, where Democrats and rural Republicans have said they have no interest in taking up the matter.