Texans also heard from their fellow citizens as part of the Democratic Party’s response to Abbott’s speech, with state ...

and every single student in Texas should be able to take advantage.” The bill also does not require private schools to follow federal and state laws regarding special education that public ...

The legislation would create Education Savings Accounts, or ESAs, providing Texas parents with $10,000 of state funds per student to subsidize the costs of private schooling. The bill tacks on an ...

However, the Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) pushed back against the bill, stating it would become harder for public schools to be adequately funded and their teachers to be adequately paid.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Sen ... in funding will be fully covered by the state. “SB 4 will not only cut ISD property taxes, but the state pays the bill, guaranteeing that no school district ...

The bill will likely face opposition from Texas Democrats. State Sen. Molly Cook, D-Houston, said before the debate that she would not support the bill. She argued the bill will have unintentional ...

School choice' legislation appears to have momentum in the Texas House after newly elected Speaker Dustin Burrows showed ...

The aggressive Republican agenda’s success depends on how well the three leaders harmonize their tactics and goals for the legislative session.

State leaders on Thursday praised the Texas Senate for its swift passage of a school voucher bill that breezed through the upper chamber a day earlier after hours of debate over the legislation ...

AUSTIN, Texas — After hours of debate on Wednesday, state senators passed the first bill of the session, Senate Bill 2. SB 2 would create Education Savings Accounts (ESA), that would allow Texas ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX ... What concerns Novotny more is how the state will continue to fund these ESA’s in years to come. According to Senate Bill 2’s text, public school students wanting ...