Texas, Elon Musk and House

In candy heart note, Texas House speaker promises Elon Musk 'WE WILL' pass school vouchers
In a cheeky Valentine's Day message on X, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows doubled down on his commitment to pass school vouchers in the state.
Elon Musk urges the Texas Legislature to pass private school vouchers
Elon Musk urged Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows to advance a bill that would subsidize private schools with public dollars.
School voucher proponent picked to lead Texas House education committee
House Speaker Dustin Burrows reappointed state Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Killeen) to lead the committee. Buckley tried to get school voucher legislation approved in 2023 but rural Republicans and Democrats blocked the effort.
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Voucher bill passes Texas Senate and moves forward into the Texas House
A bill to implement school vouchers in Texas sailed through the Senate largely on party lines last week and now awaits consideration in the House, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
Texas House once again to debate school vouchers – local lawmakers weigh in
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Do Texas School Vouchers Cover Average Private School Tuition?
$11,050 is the average tuition among all K-12 private schools in Texas. $10,729 is the average cost of tuition at private elementary schools. $12,161 is the average cost of tuition at secondary schools.
Texas school voucher bill arrives in House, speaker says proposal has enough support
Top Republicans praised the Texas Senate's passage of "school choice" legislation as the proposal advances to the House where it was defeated in 2023.
Elon Musk, Ted Cruz call for Texas House to pass school choice bill
Ted Cruz and Elon Musk are joining a growing number of people in Washington with eyes on the Texas lawmakers as school choice moves through the Texas House.
'Call me a liar to my face': Texas Gov. Abbott, Rep. Hinojosa spar over school vouchers
Gina Hinojosa, a former president of the Austin school board, posted an interactive on X through which users can find out ...
Did Gov. Abbott just admit that school vouchers will defund public schools?
Texas Democrats could centralize their argument against vouchers after Gov. Greg Abbott seemingly "admitted" that his ...
School voucher debate heats up as Southeast Texas educators warn of classroom chaos
News spoke with Little Cypress-Mauriceville Superintendent Stacey Brister, who is traveling to Austin to represent educators ...
Texas State Teachers Association warns that voucher bill will hurt teachers' pay
According to TSTA, while Senate Bill 2 has an initial cost of about $1 billion, the bill is expected to balloon up to $6 ...
With vouchers fast-tracked, other Texas public education issues to watch this session
It only took the Texas Senate 22 days from the start of this year’s legislative session to introduce, debate and pass its ...
Texas bill that lets families use tax dollars for private schools swiftly sails through Senate
Texas families could use tax dollars to fund their children’s private school tuition under a Republican-backed bill that sailed through the Senate.
Texas House Democrat hopes incoming freshman class helps defeat school vouchers
Rep. Ramos’ optimism is buoyed by the incoming freshman class.