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Texas House lawmakers filed a sweep of education-related legislation Thursday including a school voucher proposal and a funding bill that would invest $8 billion in public education. The bills are ...
Texas House lawmakers approved a voucher bill on April 17, following a debate that started late in the afternoon on April 16 and stretched past 1 a.m. Democratic House members presented amendment ...
On Wednesday, lawmakers in the Texas House are expected to hear and debate bills that would create a private school voucher program. Senate Bill 2 has already been passed in the upper chamber and ...
In another marathon effort that ended early Thursday, the Texas House debated and approved Senate Bill 2, which would create a $1 billion private school voucher program, one of the marquee ...
Texas Rep. Harold V. Dutton Jr., D-Houston, proposes an amendment to Senate Bill 2, the private school voucher program, as the Texas House of Representatives debates the bill on April 16.
There are more than a half million homeschoolers in Texas, who some experts say could make up the bulk of the $1B program.
The Texas House is expected to vote Wednesday on bills to create a $1 billion private school voucher program and give public schools more funding per student, setting up what ...
By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune May 29, 2025 "Texas Legislature approves $8.5 billion boost for public schools after years of stagnant funding" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit ...
A Republican plan to expand private school vouchers nationwide was dealt a major setback when the Senate parliamentarian said ...
Texas GOP lawmakers exit the 2025 legislative session having taken care of their top two education priorities: private school ...
A $1 billion voucher program, touted as “the largest school-choice program in American history,” will go toward students’ enrollment in private and parochial schools.
Lubbock Rep. Dustin Burrows won the powerful leadership role despite less-than-enthusiastic support from his fellow Republicans.