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AUSTIN, Texas — The debate over school vouchers in Texas is heating up again. On Wednesday, House members are expected to vote on Senate Bill 2, one of two voucher-related bills moving through ...
a form of vouchers that families could use to pay for private school tuition and other school-related expenses, like textbooks, transportation and therapy. The bill would tie the voucher program ...
HOUSTON — If Texas lawmakers give the green light to Senate Bill 2, a school voucher program, it could pave the way for thousands of families to use public dollars for private education.
On Wednesday, lawmakers in the Texas House are expected to hear and debate bills that would create a private school voucher program. Senate Bill 2 has already been passed in the upper chamber and ...
After years of stalling in the state House, the controversial school voucher bill now has its best shot on Wednesday. The Texas House is debating two separate bills. Both will impact the future of ...
The new changes to House Bill 2, the public school funding bill, and Senate Bill 2, the voucher proposal, will now go to the full House for further consideration. All Democrats on the committee ...
Texas House lawmakers approved a voucher bill on Thursday ... bail reform and property tax cuts — could come in the form of constitutional amendments, which must be approved by voters.
March 11, 2025 (Kirk McDaniel/Courthouse News) AUSTIN, Texas (CN) — After more than 10 hours of debate, the Texas House of Representatives gave initial approval to a school voucher bill early Thursday ...
Jay Dean was one of 85 “yes” votes early Thursday for a bill in the Texas House that would implement the state’s first school voucher program using public money for private education.