April 16, 2025      3:30 PM

As Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott raised no constitutional concerns about statewide votes on issues when he was asked directly about it

A 2004 opinion from AG Abbott on the Texas Racing Act raised none of the concerns he says he has now about a proposal to put school vouchers to a statewide vote

Gov. Greg Abbott has argued for at least the last 48 hours that a proposal to put school vouchers to a statewide vote would be unconsititional.

But when he was Attorney General back in 2004, Abbott was asked to issue an opinion about the Texas Racing Act – which includes a provision similar to the statewide referendum being considered now for school vouchers – and he raised no constitutional objections at that time.

You can download that 2004 opinion from AG Abbott right here.

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