“A homeowner testified a squatter broke into her Mesquite home, sold her belongings for pennies on the dollar, and then a JP in Garland, Texas, ruled to keep the squatter in her home over the holidays, denying her the right to come home for Christmas!” he said.

The Texas Senate has passed the controversial school choice bill with a vote of 19-12.Texas lawmakers convened Thursday to vote on the bill again.It was approved roughly a week ago by the House in a historic vote.

The Texas Senate voted on Thursday to send legislation creating a statewide private school voucher program to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk to be signed into law, all but concluding an ugly intraparty battle that has dominated state politics for much of the last two years.