First Public Testimony On Vouchers In The Texas House

First Public Testimony On Vouchers In The Texas House

At around 6:25 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12, Jennifer Kost finally got to speak.Wearing glasses, dressed in a burnt orange jacket wrapped around a black shirt and wearing black slacks and her long hair wrapped tightly into a bun, she patiently waited for her turn.It was 22 hours and 30 minutes since the 15-member House Public Education Committee convened to debate House Bill 3, the school voucher bill by Chairman Brad Buckley (R-Killeen). While m…