Unlike the House, which took decades to pass this kind of legislation, the Texas Senate already approved this bill earlier in this session by a 19 to 12 margin. The Senate will now likely have the same outcome when they vote on the changes the House made to their original bill.

A middle-of-the-night vote in the Texas House of Representatives has given initial approval to Senate Bill 2, and Governor Abbott can finally declare that he got his wish. Senate Bill 2 is the controversial Texas bill that approves a $1 billion school voucher program—a program that will significantly shift the way funds earmarked for public education are used in the state.