Greg Abbott's Key Priority Gets Back-to-Back Wins
Texas Governor Greg Abbott received good news on one of his top policy priorities at both the federal and state levels, as ...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Texas Senate will pass bill next week that provides tax dollars to students to attend private school
"We're going to pass it out before next Wednesday and we're going to send it over there like a rocket ship next week," ...
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Private school officials await Legislature's decision on school choice
Neither Bridges nor Nagore has met new local state representatives Trey Wharton and Paul Dyson. Bridges said he intends to ...
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Texas school voucher bill clears Senate committee
Legislation to create an education savings account program that would cost an initial $1 billion and serve nearly 100,000 students advanced out of a committee.
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Texas Senate committee advances $1B plan to send state funds to private schools
The education savings account package is the first bill to be sent to the Senate floor this year, reflecting urgency from Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to pass the legislation after ...
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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 ...
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Texas school voucher proposal quickly clears first hurdle of the legislative session
A proposal to create a school voucher-like plan for Texas was advanced by the Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday ...
Texas Senate committee quickly ushers school voucher bill, full chamber consideration next
After hours of testimony Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Education advanced Senate Bill 2, a school voucher bill, setting it ...
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Texas Senate Education Committee Advances Controversial School Voucher Bill, SB-2, as Gov. Abbott Moves to Fast-Track
The Texas Senate Education Committee advanced a controversial school voucher bill, SB-2, for a full Senate vote.
Texas senators fast-track school voucher bill for full vote
The Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday night voted to advance school voucher legislation for a full vote in the ...
Texas senators clear path for vote on voucher-like education plan
Under the Texas Constitution, the House and Senate cannot pass legislation during the first 60 days of a regular session, ...
Texas school voucher bill advances from committee
Late Tuesday night the Texas Education Committee voted to advance State Bill 2 with a 9-2 Republican majority pushing the ...