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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs controversial $1 billion voucher for school choice bill into law
Gov. Greg Abbott has signed the $1 billion controversial school choice bill into law, allowing for taxpayer money to be used to help qualifying students pay for private school tuition. "Today is the culmination of a movement that has swept across the state and our country," Abbott said Saturday.
Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill creating Education Savings Accounts program in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is set to sign legislation into law on Saturday that creates Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) in Texas. Texas Republicans call the legislation "school choice." The $1 billion program will allow families to spend state funds on private school tuition.
Texas Governor Signs $1 Billion Voucher Bill in Milestone for School Choice Supporters Nationally
Texas will implement a $1 billion school voucher program, one of the largest in the country, that uses public dollars to fund private school tuition under a bill Gov. Greg Abbott signed Saturday, capping off a yearslong effort by Republicans.
Democrat Colin Allred could defeat Republican Ken Paxton if he wins his primary against Senator John Cornyn, according to a ...
The issue was the use of doctored images in campaigns, but a lawmaker's message called out the meanness of politics.
The more endangered U.S. Sen. John Cornyn looks in early polling against Ken Paxton in the GOP primary, the more Democrats ...
State Senators Bryan Hughes and Carol Alvarado on opposing sides of an extremely controversial measure shortly before the ...
The Texas Senate voted to pass a bill clarifying that patients do not have to be at imminent risk to receive an abortion for ...
Texas holds city and school elections every first Saturday in May, but a bill in the Texas legislature right now could change ...
The bill does not expand access or exceptions but aims to clarify the existing law to make clear when doctors can intervene ...
The state task force would analyze petroleum theft and recommend policy improvements to curb rising oilfield theft. The bill ...
The bill gives the state new tools to try to stop the flow of abortion pills, but critics say it’s legally dubious on several fronts. Senate Bill 2880 would allow private lawsuits against anyone ...
State Senators Bryan Hughes and Carol Alvarado on opposing sides of an extremely controversial measure shortly before the upper chamber approved what amounts to a statewide ban on medicinal abortion ...
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