Texas, school voucher and House

Texas House unveils school voucher, $8B school finance bills: 'One size does not fit all'
The Texas House on Thursday filed a sweep of education bills including public school finance and school voucher proposals.
Texas House plan for school vouchers deviates from Senate bill
The Texas House has filed its school voucher bill. The legislation differs in several ways from what the Senate has already passed. The two chambers would have to hash out their differences before sending any legislation to Gov.
Texas And The Conservative Pushback On School Vouchers
Conservatives can be found on both sides of the school voucher debate, and Governor Greg Abbott’s dream of a Texas school voucher program is caught between them.
Texas top officials predict lawmakers will pass school voucher bill: 'The votes are there'
Gov. Greg Abbott and Speaker Dustin Burrows predict a school voucher bill will pass through the Texas House, which last year blocked such a program.
Texas House unveils its private school voucher bill
Families participating in the program could receive about 85% of the amount public schools collect for each attending student from the state and local sources.
Check the numbers: Website tells how much Texas schools will lose if voucher bill passes
Sponsored by Texas democrats, the site shows millions in lost funding for Fort Worth ISD. Considering the source, some believe it’s biased. Is it?
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Texas Teachers Association: Vouchers will financially damage public schools | Opinion
Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick say they want to raise teacher pay, but if the school voucher bill (Senate Bill 2) is enacted, it would be increasingly more difficult for public school classrooms to be adequately funded and public school teachers to be adequately paid.
Republican lawmaker files bills to ban DEI in Texas K-12 public schools
A top Texas senator filed legislation Monday that would extend the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to K-12 public schools, marking the first step in fulfilling a priority of Gov.
Under Texas House bill, value of education savings accounts would be tied to public school funding
The proposal sets a few possible points of contention between the House and Senate, including how much money families should get through the program.
Would Texas football suffer because of school choice? Gov. Abbott, coaches clash over ESAs
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said plans for a school voucher-style program won’t have a negative impact on one of the state’s most ...
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Texas Legislature Grapples with School Voucher Proposals Amid Concerns of Impact on Public Education Funding
Texas House and Senate propose differing school voucher plans; the House links vouchers to public school funding levels.
“We’re in competition”: An East Texas school district faces hard choices as education options grow
The Lufkin school district says it must do a better job of promoting itself amid growing competition from charter schools and ...
What are Texas’ plans for a school voucher-style program? Here’s a look at the proposals
Public school advocates oppose any plan resembling school vouchers saying such programs drain resources from the campuses ...
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From drag queens to school vouchers, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lays out Texas Senate priorities
all of which are important to Texas," Patrick said. Of the 25 priority bills Patrick identified, two had been filed before his announcement: Senate Bill 1, the state budget, and SB 2 — the ...
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National leaders mount pressure campaign on Texas House GOP to pass voucher bill
Supporters of voucher-like education savings accounts are trying to press their advantage early and build a sense of ...
Texas Speaker Burrows promises school choice will pass: ‘Our moment has arrived’
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Thursday that creating a private-school voucher program in Texas is “the defining ...
Parents, teachers and students rally at Texas Capitol for more school funding
Parents, teachers and students rallied at the Texas Capitol on Saturday and Monday to advocate for more funding for public ...