school choice texas legislature

Texas House, Dustin Burrows and Speaker

Texas Speaker Burrows promises school choice will pass: ‘Our moment has arrived’

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Thursday that creating a private-school voucher program in Texas is “the defining issue” of the legislative session, reassuring a crowd of conservative supporters gathered in Austin that their long wait for school choice was over.

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Texas Speaker Burrows says school choice will pass in the House "The votes are there to do this"

Burrows has heard on social media about the need to pass school choice in Texas from some of the biggest names on the planet, including President Trump and Elon Musk. He got the message. "I'm proud to say the votes are there to do this in the Texas House," Burrows said in San Antonio earlier this week at a school choice event.

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Texas top officials predict lawmakers will pass school voucher bill: 'The votes are there'

Gov. Greg Abbott and Speaker Dustin Burrows predict a school voucher bill will pass through the Texas House, which last year blocked such a program.

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What are Texas’ plans for a school voucher-style program? Here’s a look at the proposals

Public school advocates oppose any plan resembling school vouchers saying such programs drain resources from the campuses ...

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Capitol Context: How the Texas Senate’s ‘school choice’ plan compares to other states

The Texas Senate recently passed its version of a school choice program with Senate Bill 2. The proposed legislation calls ...

Riley Gaines says school choice is ‘answer’ to ‘unelected bureaucrats’ in education

Activist Riley Gaines visited the Texas Capitol in Austin, where House Republicans unveiled priority legislation aimed at expanding school choice in the state. House Bill 3, authored by Rep. Brad ...

Greg Abbott Defends Plan To Overhaul Texas Education

Texas Governor Greg Abbott pledged to implement a private school voucher-style program on Wednesday during an address to conservative activists in Austin. The governor said the legislation, which has ...

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Texas House Advances Controversial Private School Voucher Bill Amid Public Education Debate

Texas House Bill 3 introduces private school vouchers, stirring debate about educational funding and school choice.

Texas House files its version of education savings account program

State Representative Brad Buckley, R – Salado, filed his version of the education savings account (ESA) program along with ...

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Texas senate passes bill to deny bail for violent criminal offenders, future uncertain in house

The Texas Senate has given the green light to a bipartisan bill that some lawmakers say will keep violent offenders off the ...

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