After successful campaigns for House allies, the governor is in a position to set an ambitious course for the legislative session.

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.

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.

The proposal, a priority of Gov. Greg Abbott, budgets $1 billion over the next two years to fund the private school vouchers.

The Texas Senate Education Committee advanced a controversial school voucher bill, SB-2, for a full Senate vote.

Senate Bill 2 would set aside $1 billion in taxpayer money to give some parents $10,000 vouchers to spend at private schools.

Texas House and Senate released a budget to set $1 billion of our tax dollars to go towards education savings accounts

The Texas Senate is proposing $1 billion annually for a school voucher program. Sen. Brandon Creighton has now filed SB 2. Here's what's proposed.

Statehouse reporters Gavin Jackson, Russ McKinney and Maayan Schechter are back at the Capitol reporting what you need to know when lawmakers are in Columbia. They'll post news, important schedules, photos/videos and behind-the-scenes interviews with policymakers.

School choice is one step closer to becoming a reality in the State of Texas despite public school officials’ disapproval. The Texas Senate Education Committee is allowing the school voucher legislation to go up for a floor vote in the coming days.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is set to deliver his State of the State Address outlining his priorities for the 89th Legislature this coming Sunday.