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Gov. Greg Abbott celebrates as Texas House majority endorses ‘school choice’ bill
In an interview with The Dallas Morning News, House Speaker Dustin Burrows said both chambers’ bills are largely philosophically aligned.
Texas House has enough votes to pass a school choice bill, Gov. Greg Abbott says
Gov. Greg Abbott believes the Texas House will pass a school choice bill. On Wednesday, 75 Republicans signed on to co-author HB3. The House must still decide on which school choice bill to support. AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas House has enough votes to pass school choice legislation, Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday.
Texas lawmakers debate school choice bills that could impact public school enrollment
Senate Bill 2 and House Bill 3, both which would provide taxpayer-funded tuition for private and home schools.
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 figures and sufficient votes. However, Democratic state Rep. Miheala Plesa remains skeptical,
Texas house bill to increase public school funding, but is it enough? Central Texas school districts weigh in
Several Central Texas school districts are hopeful that lawmakers will be able to pass legislation that will increase public school funding this session, but concerns continue about how much the boost will be.
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.
Republican lawmaker files bills to ban DEI in Texas K-12 public schools
A top Texas senator filed legislation Monday that would extend the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to K-12 public schools, marking the first step in fulfilling a priority of Gov.
Texas school choice bills debated, CCISD comments on potential change
More than two years after a quadruple homicide devastated Moscow, Idaho, a judge unsealed the transcript of a recent hearing ...
Gov. Abbott declares victory, says he finally has the votes to make school choice a reality in Texas
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday declared victory in his bid to make school choice a reality in the state.
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 ...
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Texas top officials predict lawmakers will pass school voucher bill: 'The votes are there'
Abbott has since the 2023 legislative session fervidly advocated for a voucher program, which he calls "school choice." ...
Texas Speaker Burrows says school choice will pass in the House "The votes are there to do this"
This week, for the first time, the new Speaker of the Texas House, Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, said school choice will pass.
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Hundreds protest school choice as Texas Legislature pushes proposals for Education Savings Account programs
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 public schools," Cunneen ...
Texas Move Ignites High School Football Debate
Texas Governor Greg Abbott wrote on X: "School choice will NOT take away funding from Texas high school football. Period. Florida and Arizona have the largest school choice programs and among the best ...
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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 ...