$1 Billion School Choice Bill Heads to Texas Governor’s Desk

Texas students attending private schools would be eligible for up to $10,000 per year.
$1 Billion School Choice Bill Heads to Texas Governor’s Desk
A Texas flag is displayed in an elementary school in Murphy, Texas, on Dec. 3, 2020. LM Otero/AP Photo
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Texas is poised to invest $1 billion to expand access to nonpublic education options, moving the state closer to joining more than a dozen others with universal school choice.

The Texas Senate on April 24 voted 19–12 along party lines to accept House amendments to Senate Bill 2. The House passed the measure last week in an 86–61 vote, with two Republicans and every Democrat present voting against it.