More than 50 House Democrats have signed on to a plan to spike all constitutional amendments unless the House allows voters to decide whether school vouchers will be legalized.

Pearland Republican Jeff Barry has long been skeptical of school vouchers, but on Thursday morning he voted to create what could become the largest voucher program in the nation. Barry, a freshman House lawmaker,

Texas House members debated into the night the bill that would spend $1 billion of taxpayer money for education savings accounts, allowing students to attend private school. Democratic State Rep. James Talarico of Austin proposed an amendment to require Texas voters to approve this legislation before it could become law.