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Texas House Education Chair Predicts School Vouchers Will Pass ...

Texas Rep. Brad Buckley, chairman of the state's House education committee, said he expects a voucher bill to pass in the next legislative session.

School vouchers aren't dead in Texas House, Speaker Phelan says ...

Speaker of the House Dade Phelan said it is not out of the question for Texas' lower chamber. In a one-on-one interview with Capitol Correspondent Monica ...

Election 2024: How it will impact school vouchers, balance of power ...

This year's Texas House races became an unprecedented battleground among Republicans after lawmakers closed out the 2023 legislative session – ...

Greg Abbott's School Voucher Crusade Is Three ... - ProPublica

Greg Abbott has campaigned against members of his own party who do not support voucher programs. This fall, he may finally get the votes needed to pass a bill.

School voucher issue could impact elections in Houston area ...

After a series of Republicans in the Texas House joined Democrats last year in blocking a law that would have allowed public dollars to be ...

Texas House rejects school vouchers - FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth

21 Republicans joined all House Democrats in supporting an amendment that took the education savings account provision out of House Bill 1.

Texas House votes to remove school vouchers from massive ...

The outcome was an embarrassment to Gov. Greg Abbott, who spent seven months lobbying two dozen Republicans who signaled opposition to ...

Texas House strips private school vouchers from bill - Spectrum News

In a historic debate Friday, rural Republicans once again joined Democrats to strip a voucher-like component out of a sweeping education bill.

Texas House education chair expects vouchers will pass next session

Rep. Brad Buckley said the state should fully fund public schools and provide education savings accounts, especially for students in need.

School vouchers draw bipartisan skepticism during Texas House ...

Democrats and Republicans questioned the fairness of a school voucher program in a committee hearing held on the first day of class for ...

School choice plan killed by Texas House, leaving teacher pay in ...

The House defeated a voucherlike program Friday, jeopardizing a big school funding bill and roiling the year's fourth special legislative ...

Texas House kills school vouchers – again - San Antonio Current

House members approved an amendment stripping school vouchers from the House education bill with a 84-63 vote.

School vouchers likely dead in the current Texas special session ...

The chairman of the Texas House Public Education Committee said Wednesday evening a proposal to create a school voucher-like program in the state is likely ...

State of Texas: 'School choice' plan poised to pass after runoff wins ...

Gov. Greg Abbott is declaring victory in his 18-month-long fight for a school choice initiative, which would allocate state money to help families pay for ...

Texas House committee advances its own proposal to create a ...

A version of the bill that would send public money to private schools passed through a Senate committee on Thursday. Gov.

Texas lawmakers debate school vouchers in face of rural ... - ABC13

The third special legislative session of 2023 is underway with education in focus, but more laws could be debated in the 30-day period.

School vouchers rejected by Texas House - YouTube

The Texas House handed Texas Governor Greg Abbott's key priority for the fourth special session of the Texas Legislature a major defeat, ...

School voucher bill hangs by a thread as key deadline approaches

The House public education committee chair said Wednesday he currently has no plans to bring the bill for a vote. Gov.

As Rural Republicans Derail School Vouchers in Texas, Gov. Abbott ...

With many rural legislators remaining skeptical of private school choice, the GOP's bid to bring vouchers to the Lone Star State fails — for now ...

Texas House removes school vouchers from education bill | kvue.com

An amendment filed by Rep. John Raney of College Station has the support of more than a dozen Republicans, enough to effectively kill the ...