Private schools across Texas can now register to participate in the school voucher program. The bill authorizing this program ...

The Texas Legislature approved $1 billion in funds for the first year of the program, which will be allocated to education ...

Gov. Greg Abbott earlier this year signed a law authorizing a $1 billion private school voucher program, tapping the state comptroller’s office as the entity responsible for its creation. The law ...

Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa on Wednesday announced she is running for governor in 2026, setting up a potential clash between Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and one of the Legislature’s most strident critics ...

Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock released new rules and key dates for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program.

Last week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began touting a plan to completely eliminate property taxes that fund public schools across ...

In Texas, property taxes generate nearly half the total tax revenue statewide. They fund local governments and schools.

VanDeaver, who represents northeast Texas, was one of two House Republicans to oppose a school voucher program this year ...

State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, speaks on the phone at her desk on the Texas House floor on May 19, 2025. (Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribune, Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The ...

State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, speaks on the phone at her desk on the Texas House floor on May 19, 2025. “Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa joins Democratic race to challenge Gov. Greg Abbott” was first ...