Texas Senate committee approves ‘school choice’ bill on party-line vote
Legislation advances after a budget analysis estimates the cost of the voucher-style program will nearly quadruple in 4 years.
Texas senators clear path for vote on voucher-like education plan
Tuesday night, a Texas Senate committee approved a plan to help parents pay for private school for their children. Senate Bill 2 would create education savings accounts, a voucher-like program. The vote in the Senate Education Committee was 9-2.
Texas Senate’s voucher proposal would give families $10,000 to fund students’ private school
The Texas Senate revealed a bill on Friday to create an education savings accounts program, a top priority for Gov.
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," Patrick said.
Texas Senate school voucher plan gives students $10k to pay for private education
The proposal, a priority of Gov. Greg Abbott, budgets $1 billion over the next two years to fund the private school vouchers.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Texas Senate set to approve bill for thousands of students to attend private schools
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the Texas Senate will approve a bill next Wednesday to allocate $1 billion in taxpayer money for thousands of students to attend private schools. The bill, SB 2, has already passed the Senate Education K-16 Committee.
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Gov. Greg Abbott orders state agencies to aid Trump's deportation efforts
Gov. Greg Abbott signed five executive orders ordering state agencies to help the federal government in their deportation ...
Texas Gov. Abbott issues new executive orders on immigration enforcement
Gov. Greg Abbott signed five state executive orders in an effort to assist the Trump administration with its immigration ...
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott Seeks $11.1 Billion Federal Reimbursement for State's Border Security Costs
Texas Governor Greg Abbott seeks $11.1 billion from the federal government for the state's border security expenses.
In sweeping orders, Abbott directs state agencies to bolster Trump's immigration crackdown
The Republican governor on Wednesday ordered Texas agencies to help with arrests, share intelligence and help find new ...
Gov. Greg Abbott deploys 400 additional National Guard troops to Texas' southern border
The Texas governor said the additional troops will work alongside federal border agents as part of Trump's efforts to seize ...
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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 ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott wants to extend Texas’ DEI ban to K-12 schools
Texas passed a DEI ban at the state’s public universities. Now Abbott wants the state to stop funding diversity programs in K ...
Greg Abbott orders state agencies to cooperate with Trump’s deportation efforts
AUSTIN, Texas — In a series of executive orders Wednesday, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to cooperate with ...