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Texas Senate passes SB2, would allow parents to use tax funds for private schools
The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed a plan that would allow parents to use taxpayer dollars to fund private education.
Texas bill that lets families use tax dollars for private schools swiftly sails through Senate
Senate Bill 2 now heads to the House, where top officials say they have the support to create education savings accounts.
Texas school choice debate begins in Senate
School choice legislation hit the floor of the Texas Senate on Wednesday. SB 2 would create what is called an Education Savings Account.
Texas Senate passes $1B education savings account proposal
About three weeks into the 89th legislative session, Texas senators sent their first bill to the House. Senate Bill 2 proposes spending $1 billion annually for education savings accounts, which famili
Texas Senate takes up school voucher bill as debate heats up
Gov. Greg Abbott declared the measure an “emergency item” in his State of the State address, expediting its path through the legislative process.
What are school vouchers in Texas? What to know about Senate Bill 2
The Texas Senate has passed SB 2, which now awaits approval from the House. Here's what lawmakers say about the proposed school voucher program.
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 expedite the process and send it to the Texas House for consideration.
Texas Senate passes school voucher bill to create education savings accounts, bill heads to House floor next
Texas State Senators debated Senate Bill 2, authored by Senator Brandon Creighton, for hours in Austin on Wednesday.
State tuition plan for "income vulnerable" families passes Tx Senate, heads to Tx House
A proposal to provide tax dollars to Texas families to pay for their child's private school education passed the Texas Senate ...
The easy half is over for ‘school choice' vouchers in the Texas capitol
A proposal allowing families to use public school dollars on private and home schools is halfway through the state ...
Texas Senate debates education savings account
Texas Senators are debating Senate Bill 2 on the chamber floor, the piece of legislation that carries an education savings ...
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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Texas Senate school voucher plan gives students $10k to pay for private education
The Texas Senate kicked off what will likely be this year ... The Senate education committee is taking invited and ...
Texas senators clear path for vote on voucher-like education plan
Under the Texas Constitution, the House and Senate cannot pass legislation during the first 60 days of a regular session, ...