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Texas school voucher proposal quickly clears first hurdle of the legislative session
A proposal to create a school voucher-like plan for Texas was advanced by the Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday ...
Texas Senate committee quickly ushers school voucher bill, full chamber consideration next
After hours of testimony Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Education advanced Senate Bill 2, a school voucher bill, setting it ...
Texas senators fast-track school voucher bill for full vote
The Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday night voted to advance school voucher legislation for a full vote in the ...
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Texas Senate committee advances $1B plan to send state funds to private schools
The education savings account package is the first bill to be sent to the Senate floor this year, reflecting urgency from Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to pass the legislation after ...
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, ...
Gov. Abbott proposes eliminating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs and initiatives in K-12 public schools
The push expands on efforts from the last legislative session in 2023, when state lawmakers banned DEI programs at public ...
Texas school voucher bill gains momentum amid heated testimony
Senate Bill 2, authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), would create an "Education Savings Account" (ESA) program that ...
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Texas Senate’s voucher proposal would give families $10,000 to fund students’ private school
Greg Abbott and top lawmakers after a similar bill failed to pass last legislative session. The bill, co-authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton, a Republican from Conroe who chairs the Senate ...
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Texas Senate school voucher proposal would give students $10,000 for private schooling
Brandon Creighton unveiled legislation that ... Senate Bill 2 would deliver the universal "school choice" program that Gov. Greg Abbott has been championing since the 2023 legislative session ...
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Texas Senate school voucher proposal would give students $10,000 for private schooling
Brandon Creighton unveiled legislation that would offer $10,000 to most children who chose to enroll in private school to help pay for tuition and other educational costs. Senate Bill 2 would deliver ...
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Gov. Abbott proposes eliminating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs and initiatives in K-12 public schools
Greg Abbott is calling on state lawmakers ... The tweet drew praise from State Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), who became Senate president pro tem this week. He authored Senate Bill 17 in ...