Texas Governor Greg Abbott received good news on one of his top policy priorities at both the federal and state levels, as the state Legislature is moving forward with an education proposal incorporating vouchers while President Donald Trump signed an executive order making school choice an urgency for the Department of Education.

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.

The Texas Senate Education Committee advanced a controversial school voucher bill, SB-2, for a full Senate 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 proposal would live up to its promise of prioritizing low-income families and children with disabilities.

Senate Bill 2, authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), would create an "Education Savings Account" (ESA) program that would allow Texas families to use public tax dollars to help pay for private education.

Legislation advances after a budget analysis estimates the cost of the voucher-style program will nearly quadruple in 4 years.

"The die has been cast. That fact is it's gonna pass," Sen. Royce West said during a Tuesday committee hearing. "The question is how you make it a better bill?"

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) wants Congress to reimburse his state for more than $11 billion spent on border security since the start of the Biden administration.

The Texas Senate revealed a bill on Friday to create an education savings accounts program, a top priority for Gov.

Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick have left the state of Texas for Washington, D. C., to attend the inauguration of President Donald Trum

Texas passed a DEI ban at the state’s public universities. Now Abbott wants the state to stop funding diversity programs in K-12 schools.

Greg Abbott is calling on state lawmakers ... The tweet drew praise from State Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), who became Senate president pro tem this week. He authored Senate Bill 17 in ...