The leader of the Texas Senate revealed his top 25 priorities for the legislative session and said more will come.
Senate Bill 2, authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), would create an "Education Savings Account" (ESA) program that would allow Texas families to use public tax dollars to help pay for private education.
The House and Senate are aligning on priorities, meaning school choice, teacher raises, and property tax cuts could be on the table this session, a political science professor told ABC13.
Budget estimates released Tuesday showed the cost of the Texas Senate's " school choice" bill would nearly quadruple in four years.
The Senate education committee will hear public testimony on Senate Bill 2, which would establish education savings accounts.
AUSTIN, Texas (CITC) — The Texas House of Representatives and Senate are both seeking $1 billion for school choice this year, according to budget proposals shared Wednesday. School choice ...
Budget estimates released Tuesday showed the cost of the Texas Senate’s “ school choice” bill would nearly quadruple in four years.
Senate Bill 2 starts a new debate on a school voucher program in Texas. A funding proposal would allow up to 100,000 K-12 students who want to enroll to a private school to participate.
The envy of every school choice state” is how a bill author teased legislation designed to bring school choice to the Lone Star State. The night before Senate Bill 2 was posted, Sen. Brandon Creighton told a group of local Republican party donors in Austin that the bill answers many objections opponents and skeptics had
Under SB 2, the proposed $1 billion in the budget would mean roughly up to 100,000 Texas students who want to enroll in an accredited private school could participate in the voucher program. Public schools in Texas currently enroll about 5.5 million students.
House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1, Jan. 22. The proposals include billions of dollars for border security, property tax cuts, public school funding, water infrastructure and private school vouchers.