Texas lawmakers advance school choice bill after nearly 11 hours of debate
The House will take a final vote later on Thursday. The bill will then go to the Texas Senate.
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The House will take a final vote later on Thursday. The bill will then go to the Texas Senate.
The school choice bill was passed in an 85-62 vote early Thursday morning. The vote took place just after 2 a.m. Thursday, after the House heard 44 amendment proposals to the bill.
Abbott told CBS News Texas what his message was to the House GOP Caucus.
There's talk a Republican lawmaker will propose an amendment that would require a voter referendum.
Texas lawmakers are slated to vote on the proposed school choice bill on Wednesday. Gov. Greg Abbott spoke to CBS News Texas' Jack Fink before heading into the legislative session.
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Mark Terry, deputy executive director of the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association, talks with Lacey Beasley about the potential impact Texas' school choice bill will have on public schools.
If Texas's school choice bill is passed, it could send shockwaves through both public and private schools. Lacey Beasley learned that not all private schools in North Texas are 100% on board.
The bills will now head to the full House for consideration.
A bill that would spend $1 billion in tax dollars to send students to private schools in Texas is headed to the full House.
A bill that would spend $1 billion in tax dollars to send students to private schools in Texas is headed to the full House.
"The people who have shown up here represent thousands of people who don't want our tax dollars subsidizing, affluent private schools."
The House is adding language that the program will be capped for the first year to $1 billion.
A Texas House committee meeting on school choice scheduled for Tuesday was abruptly canceled and moved to Thursday.
Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and a Speaker of the Texas House held a joint news conference for the first time since 2019.
Gov. Abbott said he is proud the Texas House has the votes to pass the $1 billion plan to spend public tax money for students to attend private school.
Democrats at the state Capitol and other school choice opponents are raising concerns about the potential long-term cost of the program.
For the first time this session, a Texas House Committee discussed a bill that would spend $1 billion in taxpayer money to send students to private school.
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