No teacher raises, no vouchers: Lawmakers fail to reach compromise on school funding bill

Students sit in the hall before heading to their first class at Yes Prep West Campus in Houston. A major school funding bill died Saturday — along with teacher raises and a voucher-like program — when lawmakers couldn't reach agreement before a key legislative deadline. (Credit: Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune)

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A multibillion-dollar school funding bill that became a last-ditch effort to enact a voucher-like program in the state — a priority for Gov. Greg Abbott this legislative session — died Saturday after lawmakers failed to reach a compromise before a key deadline.