Most families who get a voucher will get roughly $10,000 a year in state funds for each student. Home-schooled students will ...

The Texas Legislature approved $1 billion in funds for the first year of the program, which will be allocated to education ...

The rules serve as the foundation for Texas’ private school voucher program, which will officially launch at the start of the ...

Gov. Greg Abbott earlier this year signed a law authorizing a $1 billion private school voucher program, tapping the state comptroller’s office as the entity responsible for its creation. The law ...

Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock released new rules and key dates for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program.

Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa on Wednesday announced she is running for governor in 2026, setting up a potential clash between Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and one of the Legislature’s most strident critics ...

Last week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began touting a plan to completely eliminate property taxes that fund public schools across ...

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In Texas, property taxes generate nearly half the total tax revenue statewide. They fund local governments and schools.

VanDeaver, who represents northeast Texas, was one of two House Republicans to oppose a school voucher program this year ...

If he wins reelection and completes his term, he’ll be the longest-serving governor in Texas history, a record currently held ...