The Texas House is debating bills that would create a $1 billion private school voucher program and give public schools more funding per student, setting up what could be a dramatic floor showdown ...

On Wednesday, House members are expected to vote on Senate Bill 2, one of two voucher-related bills moving through the legislature. Senate Bill 2 would create Education Savings Accounts ...

The Texas Senate voted on Thursday to send legislation creating a statewide private school voucher program to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk to be signed into law, all but concluding an ugly intraparty ...

Club for Growth, a national group that promotes school vouchers and other conservative ... suggesting the program will create a major new expense for taxpayers rather than shifting money from ...

Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed the first law of this year’s legislative session, a bill creating a new regulation ... measures — including a school voucher program that Patrick put on a ...

AUSTIN, Texas — It was a historic step forward for school vouchers in Texas early Thursday morning. The Texas House gave initial approval to Senate Bill 2 – a measure that would create a ...

The Texas House gave initial approval early Thursday to a bill that would create a $1 billion private school voucher program, crossing a historic milestone and bringing Gov. Greg Abbott’s top ...

Supporters of the measure say the vouchers can help parents get their children out of poor-performing public schools and create competition that will force public schools to improve. “The one thing ...

The Texas House gave final approval Thursday to a bill that would create a $1 billion private school voucher program, crossing a historic milestone and bringing Gov. Greg Abbott’s top ...