The Texas Senate will likely pass the controversial school choice bill this week. It was approved nearly one week ago by the House in a historic vote. While it was the first time the House gave the green light to a bill that will give taxpayer money to students to attend private school,

All the Republican majority in the Senate will have to do is approve SB 2, as they've already done on the 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.