What are school vouchers in Texas? What to know about Senate Bill 2
16 hours ago · What to know about Texas Senate Bill 2. The swift passage of SB 2 by a 19-12 vote comes after Abbott on Sunday identified the "school choice" proposal as an emergency item. All Democratic senators ...
Texas Senate passes school vouchers, sends bill to the House
2 days ago · Under Senate Bill 2, families could receive $10,000 a year per student in public taxpayer dollars to fund their children’s tuition at an accredited private school and other expenses like ...
Texas Senate passes SB 2 to create Education Savings Accounts
1 day ago · Now that the Senate has passed SB 2, the bill is now in the hands of the Texas House of Representatives. Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that SB 2 had passed the ...
Texas Senate passes SB2, would allow parents to use tax funds for ...
1 day ago · Senate lawmakers approved an amended version of Senate Bill 2 Wednesday evening. Lawmakers started a new session after the vote and moved to a third reading. The bill cleared the Senate and will ...
Texas Senate passes school voucher bill to create education …
23 hours ago · Ultimately, Senate Bill 2 passed with a 19-12 vote in the Texas Senate. The bill aims to create an Education Savings Account Program and is expected to pass the majority Republican Texas Senate ...
Texas Senate passes bill creating school voucher-like program
1 day ago · The vote on Senate Bill 2 also comes less than a week since the Texas Senate Education Committee quickly moved the bill forward. SB 2 now heads to the Texas House for consideration. Texas “deserves to have the biggest launch” of any school choice program in the nation, said bill sponsor Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) speaking from the ...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on the Passage of Senate Bill 2 ...
2 days ago · SB 2 is a universal school choice bill, with a strong focus on special needs students and students in failing schools. “The Texas Senate’s passage of SB 2 is the biggest launch of any universal school choice program in American history, …
Texas Senate advances school voucher bill amid public school …
1 day ago · Under Senate Bill 2, families could receive $10,000 a year per student in public taxpayer dollars to fund their children’s tuition at an accredited private school and other expenses like ...
The Texas State Senate – Press Items: Senator Paul Bettencourt
Jan 28, 2025 · Austin, Texas – Today, Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) proudly joins Chairman Brandon Creighton, author of SB2 and fellow Republican members of the Senate Education Committee in supporting Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, marking a historic step forward in providing universal school choice to all Texas families. "An old saying is iron sharpens iron, so shall school choice ...
Texas Senate passes school choice bill, moves to House for debate
1 day ago · The Texas Senate has approved Senate Bill 2 (SB 2), a school choice proposal that would allow families to use tax dollars for private and homeschooling. The bill, which now moves to the Texas ...