Texas District 30 House Representative AJ Louderback on Wednesday became one of 86 Republicans to vote yes on a bill that would create a $1 billion private school voucher program, a topic that has ...

The new changes to House Bill 2, the public school funding bill, and Senate Bill 2, the voucher proposal, will now go to the full House for further consideration. All Democrats on the committee ...

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 ...

After more than 12 hours of debate, the Texas House gave initial approval to two of the most closely-watched bills of the legislative session – a $7.7 billion public school funding package and a ...

The bill would provide $1 billion for families to access roughly $10,000 per student from education savings accounts, a form of voucher program, allowing roughly 79% of Texas students to be eligible.

and Senate Bill 2, which would establish the voucher program, were submitted too late for lawmakers to adequately review them. Under the changes to SB 2, Texas' voucher program would be capped at ...

The changes to House Bill 2, the public school funding bill, and Senate Bill 2, the voucher proposal, will now go to the full House for further consideration. All Democrats on the committee voted ...

March 11, 2025 (Kirk McDaniel/Courthouse News) AUSTIN, Texas (CN) — After more than 10 hours of debate, the Texas House of Representatives gave initial approval to a school voucher bill early Thursday ...

Jay Dean was one of 85 “yes” votes early Thursday for a bill in the Texas House that would implement the state’s first school voucher program using public money for private education.

The Texas House Committee is meeting later today to discuss one of two school voucher bills. The meeting was originally scheduled for Tuesday. Legislators were set to vote on House Bill 2 ...