School choice supporters also face opposition from the State Board of Education, the 15-member Republican-controlled board that dictates what Texas’ public schoolchildren learn.

Perhaps more important, Texas is solidifying the roadmap to school choice in states across the country, and Gov. Abbott is providing a model for how other state leaders can make students a priority.

In a dramatic exercise of his coveted endorsement, Trump is backing all the Republican state lawmakers who voted for Gov. Greg Abbott’s priority bill on school vouchers and who are seeking reelection.

School choice in Texas and beyond. Texas is part of a growing number of Republican-led states that have passed school choice programs since the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time, ...

With the Legislature’s bold action, Texas families have already won the political battle, securing one of the most ambitious school choice laws in the nation. If Texas courts uphold that victory ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott named school choice a top priority in the 2023 legislative session. Both the Senate and House introduced bills that would create education savings accounts for students to ...

Related: Texas school choice proposal could cost over $2 billion annually by 2028. Many education advocates also note that private schools aren’t subject to the same accountability standards.

Arguments over school choice bill center around special education students 02:29. For the first time this session, a Texas House Committee discussed a bill that would spend $1 billion in taxpayer ...

CBS News Texas Live. History could be made Wednesday at the Texas Capitol as Republicans believe the House is on the verge of passing school choice legislation for the first time. The measure ...

Following Idaho, Indiana, Tennessee, and Wyoming this year, Texas is now the 16th state to enact a “universal” education choice policy for which every K-12 student is eligible. It’s also a ...

We're bringing back this story ahead of Saturday, May 3, when Abbott is expected to sign the school choice bill into law. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said plans for a school voucher-style program won ...