The House approved a school voucher plan, clearing a hurdle that had stood in the way of a Gov. Greg Abbott priority. One last hurdle remains.

Pearland Republican Jeff Barry has long been skeptical of school vouchers, but on Thursday morning he voted to create what ...

The Legislature’s lower chamber has finally blessed school vouchers—and denied ordinary Texans the chance to weigh in.

A Republican lawmaker says he is disappointed with outcome on school choice, even after voting to approve the bill. He tells ...

Two months after it passed the Texas Senate, school vouchers are being debated on the Texas House floor, with supporters hoping the legislation this time around makes it through the lower chamber.

After hours of debate — and years of pushing from Gov. Greg Abbott — the Texas House gave initial approval to a bill to ...

The bill would let families use taxpayer dollars for their children's private schooling. Lawmakers also signed off on a sweeping $7.7 billion package to boost public school funding.

More than 100 teachers, parents and grandparents opposed to education savings accounts filled the Capitol on Wednesday ...

The Texas House approved the plan, part of a push by President Trump’s allies to offer up to about $10,000 for private school ...

Texas lawmakers approved a controversial bill in Austin early Thursday morning. The school choice bill was passed in an 85-62 vote (2 absent). The measure will provide taxpayer-funded education ...

After the Texas House approved more money for schools in a bipartisan vote, it began debate on school vouchers.

Texas House members debated into the night the bill that would spend $1 billion of taxpayer money for education savings ...