Families participating in the program could receive about 85% of the amount public schools collect for each attending student from the state and local sources.

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.

Public school advocates oppose any plan resembling school vouchers saying such programs drain resources from the campuses that educate more than 5 million children in Texas. Supporters of ESAs say families should get state funding for the educational settings that best fit their needs.

Texas House Republicans on Thursday unveiled their private school voucher plan, aligning with the Senate on some key facets of the priority GOP measure but also pushing for more resources to go to students with disabilities and assurances that public education dollars would be tied to future voucher investments.

House Speaker Dustin Burrows reappointed state Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Killeen) to lead the committee. Buckley tried to get school voucher legislation approved in 2023 but rural Republicans and Democrats blocked the effort.

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 divided Texas Republicans and previously failed in the state House,

Conservatives can be found on both sides of the school voucher debate, and Governor Greg Abbott’s dream of a Texas school voucher program is caught between them.

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Thursday that the long wait for a private-school voucher program in Texas is over.

It only took the Texas Senate 22 days from the start of this year’s legislative session to introduce, debate and pass its priority school voucher bill. Senate Bill 2, which would allow families to use taxpayer dollars to fund their children’s private school tuition,

Republican state leaders are confident that this is the year Texas passes a robust school-choice program that would allow public dollars to be spent on private schools.

Gov. Greg Abbott isn’t always the best messenger for his own priorities. That was clear again this week as he advocated for a school choice program that would allow parents to use state funding to pay for a portion of a private school’s tuition,

Phillip / AP) A flurry of bills filed in the Texas House on Thursday tackle public school funding, STAAR tests, teacher quality and a voucher-style program to funnel public money toward private school tuition.