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Voucher vote updates: Bid to send voucher plan for statewide vote is defeated
After the Texas House approved more money for schools in a bipartisan vote, it began debate on school vouchers.
Procedural move delays Senate vote on private school voucher program. Lawmakers say there's still time to get it passed.
A revised version of South Carolina’s school voucher program hit another roadblock Tuesday, after Senate Democrats used a ...
Texas 'school choice' clears final hurdle. Voucher program heads to Gov. Abbott's desk.
The $1 billion proposal, which proponents call school choice, would give students roughly $10,500 in taxpayer money for ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN9d
In historic first, Texas House approves private school voucher program
The bill would let families use taxpayer dollars for their children’s private schooling. Lawmakers also signed off on a ...
The Austin Chronicle9d
School Vouchers Win in Late Night Vote at the Capitol
Public school supporters made their voices heard but Republicans in the Texas House won in the end, approving Senate Bill 2, ...
Texas House approves $1B private school voucher plan, marking major victory for Gov. Greg Abbott
While the House and Senate still need to agree on a final plan, the vote was a huge victory for the governor, who has pushed ...
KWTX10d
Voucher vote updates: Bid to send voucher plan for statewide vote is defeated
The House vote is the voucher bill’s biggest hurdle ... “I’m going to take that as a no until I get a yes,” Talarico said. April 16, 2025 at 10:51 a.m. Several dozen protesters gathered ...