Driving across tracts of new-home development in El Paso, Texas, one can't miss the signs of charter-school momentum. Charter-school enrollment has been growing in Texas for years, but in many localities and even at the state level, charter schools had until recently encountered harsher treatment from policymakers than what advocates have experienced in El Paso. Texas mirrors an underappreciated story that is emerging across the nation as the country moves beyond the pandemic. This growth across the nation, as in Texas, has been accompanied by pronounced policy progress. Perhaps the most striking feature of the charter-school movement over the past half decade has been its sheer staying power--parents and educators simply carrying on in the face of persistent opposition.