2 天之前 · Texas families could use tax dollars to fund their children’s private school tuition under a Republican-backed bill that sailed through the Senate late Wednesday. Under Senate Bill 2, families ...

1 天前 · 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 ...

2 天之前 · 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, …

1 天前 · 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 ...

2 天之前 · 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 ...

1 天前 · The bill cleared the Texas Senate 19-12. The bill allocates $1 billion that could fund about 100,000 ESAs. Each student would get $10,000, $11,500 if they have a disability and $2,000 for ...

2025年1月28日 · 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 is iron sharpens iron, so shall school choice ...

2025年1月24日 · Senate Bill 2 starts a new debate on a school voucher program in Texas. A funding proposal would allow up to 100,000 K-12 students who want to enroll to a private school to participate.

2023年8月9日 · Senate Bill 2 (Bettencourt/Meyer) provides property tax relief through tax rate compression, an increase in the homestead exemption, and a pilot project limiting the growth in appraised values. For tax year 2023, this will save the …

2023年7月22日 · Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration; authorizing the imposition of a fee.