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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 it was defeated in 2023.

Houston Chronicle · 20h

Texas bill that lets families use tax dollars for private schools swiftly sails through Senate

Senate Bill 2 now heads to the House, where top officials say they have the support to create education savings accounts.

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Texas Senate’s voucher proposal would give families $10,000 to fund students’ private school

Senate Bill 2 starts a new debate on a school voucher program in Texas. A funding proposal would allow up to 100,000 K-12 students who want to enroll to a private school to participate.

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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.

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School voucher bill author, East Texas lawmaker speak on SB 2 that would provide funds for private, homeschool students

School vouchers took one step closer to becoming law last night, passing the Texas Senate largely along party lines. State Sen. Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) was the only Republican to vote against ...

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The 3 biggest powers in the Texas Legislature: The governor, lieutenant governor and House speaker

Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker. Each has ...

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Texas State Teachers Association warns that voucher bill will hurt teachers' pay

According to TSTA, while Senate Bill 2 has an initial cost of about $1 billion, the bill is expected to balloon up to $6 ...

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