Texas is poised to invest $1 billion to expand access to nonpublic education options, moving the state closer to joining more than a dozen others with universal school choice.
The Texas Senate on April 24 voted 19–12 along party lines to accept House amendments to Senate Bill 2. The House passed the measure last week in an 86–61 vote, with two Republicans and every Democrat present voting against it.
The bill now awaits the signature of Gov. Greg Abbott, who made school choice a top legislative priority.
“When it reaches my desk, I will swiftly sign this bill into law,” the Republican governor said this month….