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Texas Senate, school voucher

Texas school voucher bill arrives in House, speaker says proposal has enough support

Top Republicans praised the Texas Senate's passage of "school choice" legislation as the proposal advances to the House where it was defeated in 2023.

Texas Standard · 48m

Texas Senate passes bill creating $1 billion school voucher-like program

After seven hours of debate over SB 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so that they could expedite the process and send it to the Texas House for consideration.

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Texas Senate to debate school voucher program

Senate Bill 2 would create state-managed education savings accounts that let families use public funds to subsidize private school tuition. Opponents question whether the bill would help low-income families.

KSAT1d

Texas Senate passes school voucher bill to create education savings accounts, bill heads to House floor next

Texas State Senator from San Antonio told KSAT the Education Savings Account Program does not benefit low-income families.

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School voucher bill author, East Texas lawmaker speak on SB 2 that would provide funds for private, homeschool students

School vouchers took one step closer to becoming law last night, passing the Texas Senate largely along party lines. State Sen. Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) was the only Republican to vote against ...

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Texas Senate passes bill creating school voucher-like program

After seven hours of debate over Senate Bill 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so lawmakers could ...

Texas State Teachers Association warns that voucher bill will hurt teachers' pay

According to TSTA, while Senate Bill 2 has an initial cost of about $1 billion, the bill is expected to balloon up to $6 ...

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