Texas Senate Revamps School Voucher Bill Amidst Controversy.

The Texas Senate education committee has approved a revised version of a school funding bill that includes a voucher-like program, which could get a vote in the full chamber later this week. The Senate's version of House Bill 100 would establish education savings accounts, giving parents who opt out of the public school system up to $8,000 in taxpayer money per student each year. The bill now costs $3.8 billion, with about half a billion going to the voucher program. The House's original version of the bill only intended to allocate $4.5 billion in new funding for schools to give teachers modest raises and balance their budgets.