Texas lawmakers approve $1B in taxpayer-funded private school vouchers in a milestone for school choice supporters

Gov. Abbott signs $1B education savings account bill; program to launch in 2026

Most participating students will receive approximately $10,330 to pay for private school tuition and other expenses under the program, the first of its kind in Texas. Twenty-nine other states have programs that use public funds for private education.

Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill creating Education Savings Accounts program in Texas

Gov. Abbott signed the Education Savings Accounts bill at the Governor's Mansion on Saturday.

This Week in Texas: ABC13 sits down with Sen. Ted Cruz about school choice and why he got involved

In a brand-new episode of This Week In Texas, ABC13 sits down with Senator Ted Cruz to talk about school choice and why he got involved in the issue.

Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes a Powerful Argument for School Choice

During oral arguments in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson unintentionally made a practical and convincing case for universal school choice. A few years back, the Montgomery County, Maryland, school board instituted an “LGBTQ-inclusive” curriculum that included storybooks for kids as young as prekindergarten. The books are ostensibly part of the English curriculum because, apparently, they feature words a…

East Texas districts react to senate's approval of school choice bill

LINDALE, Texas (KETK)- In a historic move for Texas, the $1 billion school choice bill, SB 2, was approved recently. The decision left some of East Texas districts such as Lindale Independent School District, disappointed. "They call it school choice, but it's really not school choice, it's a voucher to give money, most of the money, whatever it ends up being, 60, 70, 80% or higher, to students already in private school," Lindale ISD superintend…

Texas Passes Nation’s Largest Universal Education Savings Account Program into Law | The Star News Network

by Mariane Angela   Texas has passed Senate Bill 2, which establishes the largest Universal Education Savings Account (ESA) program in the country. The Texas Senate voted 19-12 to accept House revisions to Senate Bill 2, clearing the way for Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to sign into law the largest universal ESA program in the country. The $1 billion program would allow taxpayer funds to support private school tuition and homeschooling expe…