David Goodman Reporting from Houston, Austin and Colleyville ... The Texas Senate has held hearings. Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton ordered investigations. The Texas House ...

But they apparently did not use that money for Anthony's release and moved to a new house and bought a new car. “Three years ago, my family moved to North Texas, searching for a better life ...

On Thursday he won, as the House voted 86-61 to pass it. Texas hasn’t passed a private choice plan in recent history, and those 86 votes are well over the 76 needed. The bill now heads back to ...

Houston, Texas (KTRK) -- Two education bills passed the House this week, but there are still hurdles to clear before they become law. Teacher candidates from across the Houston area came together ...

Governor Greg Abbott's top priority cleared a key hurdle after 2 a.m. Thursday morning. The Texas House approved a $1 billion school choice voucher program which would allow roughly 100,000 ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday, the Texas House voted to approve its version of Senate Bill 2, otherwise known as the education savings accounts program. “For the first time in ...

The House approved historic legislation that would implement school vouchers in Texas. Here’s how each representative voted. Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and ...

AUSTIN --After 10 hours of tense debate, the Texas House voted overnight to pass Senate Bill 2, a sweeping piece of legislation that creates a controversial $1 billion school voucher program ...

The Texas House gave initial approval to Senate Bill 2 – a measure that would create a school voucher program. After years of debate and previous failures, the Texas House voted to advance SB 2.

Texas House of Representatives Members vote on an amendment for Senate Bill 2 in the House Chamber in Austin on April 16, 2025. (Kaylee Greenlee For The Texas Tribune, Kaylee Greenlee For The ...

The Texas House approved the use of $1 billion in taxpayer funds to establish education savings accounts for families to use to pay for private school tuition. The House on Wednesday also approved ...

Texas House members debated into the night the bill that would spend $1 billion of taxpayer money for education savings accounts, allowing students to attend private school. Democratic State Rep.