Different pace and priorities separate Texas Senate and House on school vouchers

Opposition to Abbott’s Vouchers Plan Includes Conservatives

The governor crushed anti-voucher Republicans in the Texas House, but there are still plenty of party activists who are opposed.

Different pace and priorities separate Texas Senate and House on scho…

The gaps over eligibility and on spending levels are narrower than the fundamental differences of the previous session.

Different pace and priorities separate Texas Senate and House on school vouchers

The gaps over eligibility and on spending levels are narrower than the fundamental differences of the previous session.

FFRF’s op-ed in San Antonio paper dissects Texas school voucher proposal

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has had an op-ed published in the San Antonio newspaper decrying Texas’ latest school voucher scheme.“It’s a choreographed hustle to starve public schools and mix billions in taxpayer dollars into unaccountable private schools, largely religious,” FFRF’s Legislative Regional Governmental Affairs Manager Mickey Dollens and State Policy Manager Ryan Dudley write in the Express-News. “This coordinated effort rep…

Texas school choice is a scam

$1 billion. That’s the proposed allocation of money for the Texas House of Representatives’ state voucher plan House Bill 3 and the Texas State Senate Bill 2.  A similar plan was introduced to the Texas Legislature in 2023, but it was unceremoniously denied by the House. However, representatives who opposed vouchers were primaried before the 2024 elections due to strong influence by pro-voucher political action groups. Vouchers are presented as …

Different pace and priorities separate Texas Senate and House on school vouchers - Dallas Weekly

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The last time the Texas Legislature tried to pass a school voucher program, nothing seemed to go right for Gov. Greg Abbott and his pro-voucher allies. After months of political threats and last-ditch…