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Texas Senate committee quickly ushers school voucher bill

Austin American-Statesman · 1d

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 up for a floor vote.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Texas senators fast-track school voucher bill for full vote

The Senate could vote on the proposal as soon as next week. Democrats on Tuesday criticized the bill saying it fails to prioritize the state’s neediest children.

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 bill forward despite facing opposition on both sides of the political aisle.

The Texas Tribune on MSN2d

School choice, vouchers and the future of Texas education

Vouchers would let parents use public funds to pay for their kids’ private education. Learn about how they could work and the ...

Houston Public Media1d

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 ...

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Texas school voucher bill gains momentum amid heated testimony

Senate Bill 2, authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), would create an "Education Savings Account" (ESA) program that ...

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Texas Senate begins 2025 debate over school vouchers

"The die has been cast. That fact is it's gonna pass," Sen. Royce West said during a Tuesday committee hearing. "The question ...

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Abbott expected to promote vouchers and other highlights of his 2025 agenda in Sunday speech

After successful campaigns for House allies, the governor is in a position to set an ambitious course for the legislative ...

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Today on Texas Standard: Texans weigh in on how to spend the state’s $24 billion surplus

Lawmakers are debating how to allocate Texas’ massive budget surplus – but what do voters think? A new survey from the Hobby ...

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