Sen. Nichols is worried that SB 2 would create a "new form of segregation," one that is based on students' income and ability.

The easy part is over. The Texas House will next take up "school choice" vouchers, an emergency item for Gov. Greg Abbott.

School choice, using public money for private education, is Gov. Greg. Abbott's top priority for the Texas Legislature.

Senate Bill 2 now heads to the House, where top officials say they have the support to create education savings accounts.

"Speaker Burrows, every time I've talked to him, he says school choice is going to pass," Abbott said. "I feel good about the Speaker's perspective. I have worked closely with Representative Brad ...

The governor’s list of priority items includes issues important to social conservatives and to business advocates.

SAN ANTONIO - A universal voucher program currently on the table as Governor Greg Abbott named school vouchers a ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott insisted Monday that he would accept nothing less than a robust, universal school choice voucher program, and he resisted calls to join the plan with blanket increases in public ...

Texas House Democrats gathered on Monday to issue a call for action concerning Senate Bill 2, a new attempt at school choice ...

Virginia school divisions ... and Rasoul say the voucher proposal is a nonstarter. “It siphons off public dollars and directs them into private hands, and we have little or no accountability ...

The three-term Republican governor touted his achievements on border security as he calls for more tax cuts and more money ...