"Texas Legislature's Battle over School Vouchers Continues with Fifth Special Session Looming"

The Texas House voted against a school voucher program that would have provided taxpayer dollars for private schooling, dealing a blow to Gov. Greg Abbott's top legislative priority. Pro-voucher advocates plan to continue fighting for vouchers in future legislative sessions and during next year's primary elections. The defeat of the voucher program means public schools won't receive additional funds for teacher pay raises and inflation adjustments. Public school advocates are preparing to push for increased school funding in the next legislative session and support pro-public school candidates in the primaries. Voucher advocates argue that education savings accounts would provide access to alternative forms of education and stabilize tuition for private schools.