Texas House of Representatives, Senate and school choice

Texas House plan for school vouchers deviates from Senate bill
The Texas House has filed its school voucher bill. The legislation differs in several ways from what the Senate has already passed. The two chambers would have to hash out their differences before sending any legislation to Gov.
Hundreds protest school choice as Texas House and Senate push forward different proposals for Education Savings Account programs
In addition to its school choice proposal, the Texas House has also filed a funding bill that would invest billions in public schools.
“Texas Two-Step”: A look at House Bills 2 and 3 for funding of school choice initiatives
School choice has already passed in the Senate, but now two bills that go hand in hand with school choice have been filed in the House on February 20th.
Sen. Ted Cruz urges Texas House speaker to hold firm on ‘school choice’ bill
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz urged Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows to resist moves to water down “school choice” proposals.
Under Texas House bill, value of education savings accounts would be tied to public school funding
The proposal sets a few possible points of contention between the House and Senate, including how much money families should get through the program.
Texas House Speaker confident in school choice bill passage
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows is confident that school choice legislation will pass, citing support from prominent figures and sufficient votes. However, Democratic state Rep. Miheala Plesa remains skeptical,
Republican lawmaker files bills to ban DEI in Texas K-12 public schools
A top Texas senator filed legislation Monday that would extend the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to K-12 public schools, marking the first step in fulfilling a priority of Gov.
“We’re in competition”: An East Texas school district faces hard choices as education options grow
The elementary schools’ staff passed tissues to one another as they sat in the school board’s chamber waiting for the vote ...
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, ...
Texas Move Ignites High School Football Debate
Writing for Dave Campbell's Texas Football in an article published online on Monday, Tepper said the reform would "almost ...
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Hundreds protest school choice as Texas Legislature pushes proposals for Education Savings Account programs
A day later, he backtracked, saying that "school choice doesn't take a penny from public schools" and is "funded separately like roads and water." "This does not take a single dollar from Texas ...
Texas House unveils final version to fund education, school choice
House Bills 2 and 3 are being dubbed the Texas Two Step. Trump’s endorsement helped propel Ron DeSantis in the 2018 ...
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 ...
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Research & Commentary: The Time is Now for Universal Education Choice in the Lone Star State
Legislation introduced in the Texas House of Representatives would establish a universal education savings account (ESA) ...