4 days ago · What to know about Texas Senate Bill 2. The swift passage of SB 2 by a 19-12 vote comes after Abbott on Sunday identified the "school choice" proposal as an emergency item. All Democratic senators ...

6 days ago · Under Senate Bill 2, families could receive $10,000 a year per student in public taxpayer dollars to fund their children’s tuition at an accredited private school and other expenses like ...

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5 days ago · The vote on Senate Bill 2 also comes less than a week since the Texas Senate Education Committee quickly moved the bill forward. SB 2 now heads to the Texas House for consideration. Texas “deserves to have the biggest launch” of any school choice program in the nation, said bill sponsor Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) speaking from the ...

6 days ago · SB 2 is a universal school choice bill, with a strong focus on special needs students and students in failing schools. “The Texas Senate’s passage of SB 2 is the biggest launch of any universal school choice program in American history, …

5 days ago · Under Senate Bill 2, families could receive $10,000 a year per student in public taxpayer dollars to fund their children’s tuition at an accredited private school and other expenses like ...

Jan 31, 2025 · This session’s bill, SB 2, is similar to legislation passed multiple times last session by the Senate though now it’s twice as big. SB 2 would allocate $1 billion - up from $500 million in last session’s proposal - in state general revenue to create 100,000 education savings accounts, administered by the Office of the Comptroller.

5 days ago · Senate lawmakers approved an amended version of Senate Bill 2 Wednesday evening. Lawmakers started a new session after the vote and moved to a third reading. The bill cleared the Senate and will ...

Jan 28, 2025 · Austin, Texas – Today, Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) proudly joins Chairman Brandon Creighton, author of SB2 and fellow Republican members of the Senate Education Committee in supporting Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, marking a historic step forward in providing universal school choice to all Texas families. "An old saying …

Jan 28, 2025 · Senate Bill 2 would set up savings accounts that allow parents to pay for private schools with public funding. Opponents believe the bill will take money away from public schools. AUSTIN, Texas -...