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Texas House, school choice and Education Savings Account

Hundreds protest school choice as Texas Legislature pushes 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.

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Texas House unveils its own 'school choice' legislation with House Bill 2, 3

Like the Texas Senate, the House calls for a cash incentive paid from taxes for families who want to switch their kids from public to private school. But unlike the Senate, the House tied the amount of that incentive to public school funding.

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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 should families get through the program.

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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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Austin 'Save Texas Schools' rally draws crowds against vouchers

Days after the Texas House unveiled its version of a school choice program, public school advocates gathered near the Capitol in Austin to send a clear signal to Texas lawmakers that they oppose using ...

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Texas Speaker Burrows promises school choice will pass: ‘Our moment has arrived’

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Thursday that the long wait for a private-school voucher program in Texas is over.

Education package filed in Texas House includes state's first ESA program

An education package was filed in the Texas House on Thursday by state Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Killeen, which includes a school ...

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