Texas Lawmakers Advance School Choice Bill

All 62 House Democrats oppose the bill, but pro-school choice Republicans who won their first terms in last year’s elections are expected to push it through.

A Texas flag is displayed in an elementary school in Murphy, Texas, on Dec. 3, 2020. LM Otero/AP Photo

Texas lawmakers are poised to pass universal school choice legislation that funds private school vouchers.

House Bill 3 was debated during a March 11 hearing by the House Committee on Public Education in Austin. It would allocate up to $10,000 per selected child per year for private school tuition and up to $2,000 per child for homeschool expenses.