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

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

The Texas Senate revealed a bill on Friday ... use taxpayer money to help families pay for their children’s private schooling. Education savings accounts are a voucher-like program that allows ...

Budget estimates released Tuesday showed the cost of the Texas Senate's " school choice" bill would nearly quadruple in four years.

Senate Bill 2 starts a new debate on a school voucher program in Texas. A funding proposal ... pay for their children’s private schooling. Education savings accounts are a voucher-like program ...

The Texas Senate ... if demand for the savings accounts exceeds the funding available. Organizations helping administer the program would have to notify parents that private schools do not have ...

For the first time, but almost certainly not the last time, a Senate committee in the Texas Capitol took up legislation that ...

Texas lawmakers are looking to spend billions of dollars over the next two years to create a school voucher-like program, cut property taxes, raise teacher pay, shore up water infrastructure and ...

Two days after the Texas Senate pledged $1 billion for a school voucher program, Sen. Brandon Creighton unveiled legislation that would offer $10,000 for most children who enroll in private school ...

AUSTIN, Texas — **EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published in The Texas Tribune. The Texas Senate revealed a bill on Friday to create an education savings accounts program, a top ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texans are getting their first ... According to the bill, approved expenses and uses of the Education Savings Account include private school tuition, instructional materials ...