Texas Democrat Vows Taxpayer Voucher Money for Islamic Schools, Including One Funded by Iran-Linked Bank
Brighter Horizons Academy in Garland, Texas, which receives taxpayer voucher money, received $995,000 from a bank in which Iran is the third-largest shareholder. Photo courtesy of Brighter Horizons Academy. Democrat Sarah Eckhardt, who defeated incumbent Republican Don Huffines in the Nov. 3 race for Texas comptroller, said at her first news conference on Nov. 4 that she would ensure Islamic and other religious schools