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Texas school voucher bill heads to Senate floor

Texas Senate passes bill creating $1 billion school voucher-like program

After seven hours of debate over Senate Bill 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so lawmakers could expedite the process and send it to the Texas House for consideration.

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LIVE: Texas school voucher bill heads to Senate floor

Senate lawmakers will take up the issue of school vouchers on the floor Wednesday. The program would set aside public funds to use towards costs associated with private or public schools. A previous version passed the Senate but failed in the House.

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Texas Senate will pass bill providing tax dollars for students to attend private school

A fiscal note for SB 2 from the Texas Senate said the legislation would allow about 35,000 students to attend private school in 2027.

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'It could be totally dismantled' | Retired educator voices concerns for Teacher Retirement System of Texas if Senate Bill 2 is approved

The actuarial analysis for Texas SB2 found that even a small decrease in the number of people paying into the TRS could make ...

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Texas senator reintroduces healthcare bill aiming to expand primary care access statewide

Texas state Senator Cesar Blanco hosted a press conference to announce the reintroduction of a senate bill that could improve ...

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Texas Senate debates education savings account

Texas Senators are debating Senate Bill 2 on the chamber floor, the piece of legislation that carries an education savings ...

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Texas senators fast-track school voucher bill for full vote

The Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday night voted to advance school voucher legislation for a full vote in the Senate after hours of public testimony largely focused on whether the ...

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Education policies on the floor of Texas’s 89th Legislative session

Senate Bill 2 is expected to pass in the Texas Senate this week and would establish an Education Savings Account program.

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What will teacher pay raises look like in Texas?

Gov. Abbott said Texas needs to raise teacher salaries to an “all-time high,” but he did not specify what that could look ...

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