Bill that would give parents state funds to pay for private schools moves to the full Senate for a vote

Students eat lunch in the cafeteria at Chapa Middle School in Kyle on Aug. 24, 2021. (Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune)

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A sweeping public education bill that would allow families to use taxpayer money to send their children to private schools and restrict classroom lessons on sexual orientation received initial approval Tuesday and will now go before the Senate for a full vote.