Texas House of Representatives, school choice

“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 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.
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.
Capitol Context: How the Texas Senate 'school choice' plan compares to other states
The Texas Senate recently passed its version of a school choice program with Senate Bill 2. The proposed legislation calls for education savings accounts — a voucher-like program that allows families to use taxpayer dollars to pay for private school tuition.
Gov. Greg Abbott touches on education savings accounts at Texas Republicans' Legislative Dinner
At the Texas Republicans' Legislative Dinner at Sheraton Austin in Georgetown, Gov. Greg Abbott re-emphasized that this is the legislation he wants state lawmakers to pass this session. During his speech, Gov. Abbott called out critics of the plan who say public schools will be defunded if the education savings account bill passes.
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 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, ...
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 ...
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Hundreds protest school choice as Texas Legislature pushes proposals for Education Savings Account programs
A day later, he backtracked, 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 ...
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Texas has more than $194B to spend this legislative session
Texas House members learned Tuesday they have more than $194 billion to spend this legislative session. Speaker Dustin Burrows spoke about the revenue estimate and how it will factor into a new tax ...
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 ...
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Research & Commentary: The Time is Now for Universal Education Choice in the Lone Star State
Legislation introduced in the Texas House of Representatives would establish a universal education savings account (ESA) ...