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Texas House approves private school voucher program in early morning vote

Headline from 12News Now Beaumont, on the newest of 2 developments

The bill would let families use taxpayer dollars for private school. It still has a couple of hurdles before becoming law.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Texas House debates on vouchers that would give families more than $10K yearly for private schools

    Headline from ABC 13 Houston ·

  2. Newest

    Texas House approves private school voucher program in early morning vote

    Headline from 12News Now Beaumont ·

Reports & sources

11 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 13 Houston

    Texas House debates on vouchers that would give families more than $10K yearly for private schools (opens ABC 13 Houston)

    Published

    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    The Texas House is debating bills that would create a $1 billion private school voucher program and give public schools more funding per student.

  2. FOX 4 Dallas

    LIVE UPDATES: Texas House expected to vote on school vouchers, public school funding bills today (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

    Published

    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    The Texas House is expected to vote on a controversial school choice bill on Wednesday.

  3. Fox7 Austin

    Texas House expected to vote on school vouchers, public school funding bills today (opens Fox7 Austin)

    Published

    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    The Texas House is expected to vote on a controversial school choice bill on Wednesday.

  4. 12News Now Beaumont

    Texas House approves private school voucher program in early morning vote (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

    Published

    12News Now Beaumont's feed description

    The bill would let families use taxpayer dollars for private school. It still has a couple of hurdles before becoming law.

  5. Baptist News Global

    Texas on the brink of finalizing a school voucher bill (opens Baptist News Global)

    Published

    Baptist News Global's feed description

    After years of opposition from rural Republicans and urban Democrats, the Texas Legislature passed a school voucher bill April 17.

  6. Odessa American

    In historic first, Texas House approves private school voucher program (opens Odessa American)

    Published

    Tyler Morning Telegraph's feed description

    The Texas House gave initial approval early Thursday to a bill that would create a $1 billion private school voucher program, crossing a historic milestone and bringing Gov. Greg Abbott’s

  7. ABC 13 Houston

    In historic first, Texas House approves private school voucher program after hours-long debate (opens ABC 13 Houston)

    Published

    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    The Texas House voted to move forward with SB-2, including a $1 billion private school voucher program and more funding for public school students.

  8. KVIA El Paso

    Texas House taking up voucher vote (opens KVIA El Paso)

    Published

    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- The Texas House is expected to vote today on a bill (Senate Bill 2) to create a $1 billion private school voucher program. It would create education savings accounts or vouchers. If passed the current bill could fund students' tuition at private schools.

  9. The Boston Globe

    Texas is poised to create a $1 billion private school voucher program (opens The Boston Globe)

    Published

    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The Texas House of Representatives voted early Thursday morning to create one of the largest taxpayer-funded school voucher programs, a hard-fought victory for private school choice activists as they turn their attention to a nationwide voucher push.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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