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In 2017, top Texas lawmakers were galvanized for "private school choice." This year, momentum has faded.

Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a rally at the Capitol for school choice January 24, 2017. Both Abbott and Lt.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 7, 2017. Shelby Knowles for The Texas Tribune The Trump administration

State Rep. Eric Johnson, D-Dallas, speaks with a colleague on the House floor in Austin on May 6, 2017. Marjorie

Gov. Greg Abbott addresses attendees at the Oath of Office Ceremony on the state Capitol grounds on Jan. 15, 2019.

Emily Albracht for The Texas Tribune Opponents of adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census won big last week

The Senate floor during the 86th legislative session. Jan. 9, 2019. Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / The Texas Tribune *This story

Inmates shuffle down a hallway at Brazoria County’s Darrington prison in July 2017. Jolie McCullough / The Texas Tribune While

Commission member Todd Williams of Dallas, left, meets with TEA Commissioner Mike Morath and State Sen. Royce West at the

A group of Planned Parenthood supporters rallied outside the Texas Capitol in July 2015 Marjorie Kamys Cotera A federal appeals

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the Texas Federation of Republican Women Convention in Dallas on Oct. 19, 2017.