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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
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Jaden Edison

Judge orders Texas to extend school voucher deadline in response to lawsuit from Islamic schools

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Texas to extend the application deadline for private school vouchers until March 31 due to the state’s exclusion of Islamic schools from the program. 

The extension comes after four Muslim parents and three Islamic private school providers sued Texas leaders earlier this month, arguing state leaders discriminated against their religion by excluding them from the program. 

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