Texas, Greg Abbott and school voucher

'Call me a liar to my face': Texas Gov. Abbott, Rep. Hinojosa spar over school vouchers
Gina Hinojosa, a former president of the Austin school board, posted an interactive on X through which users can find out whether local school districts would lose money if the legislation Gov. Greg Abbott calls "school choice" is enacted this year.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says vouchers could lead to less funding for public schools
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing for lawmakers to pass a $1 billion voucher program that would create state-funded “education savings accounts."
School voucher proponent picked to lead Texas House education committee
House Speaker Dustin Burrows reappointed state Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Killeen) to lead the committee. Buckley tried to get school voucher legislation approved in 2023 but rural Republicans and Democrats blocked the effort.
Do Texas School Vouchers Cover Average Private School Tuition?
$11,050 is the average tuition among all K-12 private schools in Texas. $10,729 is the average cost of tuition at private elementary schools. $12,161 is the average cost of tuition at secondary schools.
Did Gov. Abbott just admit that school vouchers will defund public schools?
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott may have given lawmakers opposing school choice a sounding board to rally further support against sending taxpayer dollars to private and parochial schooling. Earlier this week,
Elon Musk urges the Texas Legislature to pass private school vouchers
Proponents of private school vouchers got a boost from Elon Musk on Friday with the billionaire urging the Texas House ...
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What are school vouchers in Texas? What to know about Senate Bill 2
The Texas Senate easily passed a school voucher bill Wednesday night. Senate Bill 2 would allow families to use ...
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Texas Senate passes school voucher bill to create education savings accounts, bill heads to House floor next
Texas State Senator from San Antonio told KSAT the Education Savings Account Program does not benefit low-income families.
Texas Senate votes yes on school vouchers, sends bill to House for vote
AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV) - The Texas Senate has voted to pass school vouchers legislation, with a vote of 19-12. Now the House ...
Texas school voucher bill arrives in House, speaker says proposal has enough support
Top Republicans praised the Texas Senate's passage of "school choice" legislation as the proposal advances to the House where ...
School voucher debate heats up as Southeast Texas educators warn of classroom chaos
News spoke with Little Cypress-Mauriceville Superintendent Stacey Brister, who is traveling to Austin to represent educators ...
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Texas Senate passes bill creating school voucher-like program
After seven hours of debate over Senate Bill 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so lawmakers could ...
With vouchers fast-tracked, other Texas public education issues to watch this session
It only took the Texas Senate 22 days from the start of this year’s legislative session to introduce, debate and pass its ...