Texas House of Representatives, Senate and school choice

Hundreds protest school choice as Texas House and Senate push forward different proposals for Education Savings Account programs
In addition to its school choice proposal, the Texas House has also filed a funding bill that would invest billions in public schools.
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 Two-Step”: A look at House Bills 2 and 3 for funding of school choice initiatives
School choice has already passed in the Senate, but now two bills that go hand in hand with school choice have been filed in the House on February 20th.
Texas House Speaker confident in school choice bill passage
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows is confident that school choice legislation will pass, citing support from prominent figures and sufficient votes. However, Democratic state Rep. Miheala Plesa remains skeptical,
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.
New Speaker of the Texas House says school choice bill will pass this year
While Speaker Dustin Burrows says he believes school choice will pass, Democratic Representative Miheala Plesa isn't impressed and says it's too early to say that.
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 ...
Texas Move Ignites High School Football Debate
Writing for Dave Campbell's Texas Football in an article published online on Monday, Tepper said the reform would "almost ...
Texas Speaker Burrows says school choice will pass in the House "The votes are there to do this"
Burrows has heard on social media about the need to pass school choice in Texas from some of the biggest names on the planet, ...
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Hundreds protest school choice as Texas Legislature pushes proposals for Education Savings Account programs
saying that "school choice doesn't take a penny from public schools" and is "funded separately like roads and water." "This does not take a single dollar from Texas public schools," Cunneen ...
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What are Texas’ plans for a school voucher-style program? Here’s a look at the proposals
Republican state leaders are confident this is the year Texas passes a robust school-choice program that would allow public dollars to be spent on private schools. They’ve spent tremendous ...
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Governor Abbott Advocates for School Choice, Vows to Preserve Public Education Funding at Austin Policy Summit
Governor Abbott discusses and clarifies school choice at a Texas policy summit, addressing opponents' claims and advocating ...
Riley Gaines says school choice is ‘answer’ to ‘unelected bureaucrats’ in education
Activist Riley Gaines visited the Texas Capitol in Austin, where House Republicans unveiled priority legislation aimed at expanding school choice in the state. House Bill 3, authored by Rep. Brad ...
3 high-impact issues have risen to the top in the Texas Legislature’s early going
Six weeks into the legislative session, Texas lawmakers are focusing on education, property taxes and bail changes.