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The Texas Comptroller's Office is working to create an online marketplace to distribute the ESA funds and facilitate the transactions between families and private education providers.
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An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
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“Good Trouble Lives On” protests in the Houston area are scheduled to correspond with nationwide demonstrations Thursday in opposition of President Donald Trump and his policies.
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A national group for Black conservatives is holding a public forum in the Houston area Monday night where families can learn more about Texas’ new school voucher program and how it may affect them.
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The moment Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has long been waiting for has finally arrived. The Republican will host a bill signing ceremony Saturday afternoon for Senate Bill 2 at the governor's mansion in Austin.
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More Houston-area residents than not are against using state funds to pay for Texas students’ private school tuition, according to a study released this week by Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
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The Texas House Public Education Committee could propose a $1 billion spending cap for the first two years of a potential school voucher program and increase by $395 the base amount of money public school districts get for each student.
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Broad eligibility for both of Texas' school voucher proposals has prompted questions from education policy experts and public education advocates about whether the state will live up to its promise of prioritizing the neediest children.
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The Aldine ISD school board voted Tuesday evening to close six more schools — for a total of nine in the past year — as the district grapples with a budget deficit and a decline in its student population.
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The Texas House’s priority proposal that would let families use public funds for their children’s private schooling diverges from the Senate plan, setting the stage for one of the legislative session’s biggest clashes this year.
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Gov. Greg Abbott touted Texas’ strong economy in his State of the State address Sunday, also laying out his list of priorities for Texas lawmakers. These include creating a school voucher-like program and lowering Texans’ property taxes.
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A proposal to create a school voucher-like plan for Texas was advanced by the Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday night, giving voucher supporters like Gov. Greg Abbott their first major win of the legislative session.
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Republicans in the Texas Senate unveiled their proposal for a school voucher-like program Friday. It would create education savings accounts that allow families to use $10,000 of state funds per student toward private school tuition.
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has declared private school voucher legislation his number one issue for the legislative session beginning in January and called on Gov. Greg Abbott to declare it an emergency item.
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Texas Republicans reaffirmed their overwhelming control at the statehouse in Tuesday’s election, but a crop of fresh Republican faces in the Texas House could have big implications for the balance of power in the legislature.
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Voters across the Houston area say the prospect of public funds being used for private education isn’t impacting how they cast their ballots. But the election results could impact whether a voucher program passes or what type it would be.
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During the primary, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was successful in ousting many anti-school voucher Republicans from the Texas House. Now his pro-voucher candidates must sway voters in the general election. The voucher issue could help Democrats.
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Some Democrats in the Texas House are urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special legislative session to increase public school funding. Districts are facing financial crises at a time when some Republicans want to use state funds for private schools.
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