The loggerheads between the Republican-led chambers could set the stage for a showdown over Gov. Greg Abbott’s top education policy priority.
The centerpiece of the wide-ranging bill would create $8,000 education savings accounts for families to spend on private school tuition, tutoring and books or other materials.
But it faced pushback from Democrats, who warned private schools don’t have to take all students and the money would amount to a discount for families whose students are already enrolled. Several attempts by Democrats to change the bill – including to offer protections for LBGTQ students and to require stricter testing – were rejected. Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, brought a successful amendment to bar the children of state legislators from getting ESA dollars.. The first draft of the bill set out to only provide money to students who previously attended public school or were just beginning their education.
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