Texas House of Representatives, Senate and school choice

Texas House plan for school vouchers deviates from Senate bill
The Texas House has filed its school voucher bill. The legislation differs in several ways from what the Senate has already passed. The two chambers would have to hash out their differences before sending any legislation to Gov.
Hundreds protest school choice as Texas House and Senate push forward different proposals for Education Savings Account programs
In addition to its school choice proposal, the Texas House has also filed a funding bill that would invest billions in public schools.
“Texas Two-Step”: A look at House Bills 2 and 3 for funding of school choice initiatives
School choice has already passed in the Senate, but now two bills that go hand in hand with school choice have been filed in the House on February 20th.
Capitol Context: How the Texas Senate ‘school choice’ plan compares to other states
The Texas Senate recently passed its version of a school choice program with Senate Bill 2. The proposed legislation calls for education savings accounts — a voucher-like program that allows
Sen. Ted Cruz urges Texas House speaker to hold firm on ‘school choice’ bill
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz urged Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows to resist moves to water down “school choice” proposals.
Texas House Speaker confident in school choice bill passage
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows is confident that school choice legislation will pass, citing support from prominent figures and sufficient votes. However, Democratic state Rep. Miheala Plesa remains skeptical,
Republican lawmaker files bills to ban DEI in Texas K-12 public schools
A top Texas senator filed legislation Monday that would extend the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to K-12 public schools, marking the first step in fulfilling a priority of Gov.
Under Texas House bill, value of education savings accounts would be tied to public school funding
The proposal sets a few possible points of contention between the House and Senate, including how much money families should get through the program.
Texas House unveils final version to fund education, school choice
House Bills 2 and 3 are being dubbed the Texas Two Step. Trump’s endorsement helped propel Ron DeSantis in the 2018 Republican gubernatorial primary. The "Zero Day" star and "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert let a haunting silence hang in the air for several seconds.
Texas Move Ignites High School Football Debate
Writing for Dave Campbell's Texas Football in an article published online on Monday, Tepper said the reform would "almost ...
Texas Speaker Burrows says school choice will pass in the House "The votes are there to do this"
Burrows has heard on social media about the need to pass school choice in Texas from some of the biggest names on the planet, ...
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Hundreds protest school choice as Texas Legislature pushes proposals for Education Savings Account programs
A day later, he backtracked, saying that "school choice doesn't take a penny from public schools" and is "funded separately like roads and water." "This does not take a single dollar from Texas ...
Texas Speaker Burrows promises school choice will pass: ‘Our moment has arrived’
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Thursday that creating a private-school voucher program in Texas is “the defining ...
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“We’re in competition”: An East Texas school district faces hard choices as education options grow
The Lufkin school district says it must do a better job of promoting itself amid growing competition from charter schools and ...
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Texas Tech University confers degrees through various schools, such as: the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration, the School of Law, the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering ...
De Vinck: School choice is not the solution. We need to teach reading
It is a mistake to hook the future of the Texan educational system to the idea of school choice. All schools in Texas, and in ...
Texas has shortchanged students with dyslexia for decades. Will a new law fix the broken system?
For decades, Texas public schools have systematically robbed students with dyslexia of the protections that federal law entitles them to. By the end of this school year, that will have finally changed ...