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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Jaden Edison

Private school voucher bill clears first test in Texas House

The Texas House of Representatives Public Education Committee holds a hearing in Austin on March 18, 2025.
The Texas House of Representatives Public Education Committee holds a hearing in Austin on March 18, 2025. (Credit: Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribune)

​The Texas House Public Education Committee on Thursday voted in favor of a $1 billion spending cap for the first two years of a potential school voucher program and increasing by $395 the base amount of money public school districts receive for each student.

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