Texas lawmakers fail to reach compromise on school funding bill
The end of House Bill 100 shuts down talk of school voucher programs, but it also means no additional funds to pay for teacher raises or balance their budgets.
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The end of House Bill 100 shuts down talk of school voucher programs, but it also means no additional funds to pay for teacher raises or balance their budgets.
The Senate Public Education Committee approved the bill Monday in a last-minute attempt to revive Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's school voucher push.
Gov. Greg Abbott has already signaled he would call a special session if lawmakers failed to pass a voucher-like program open to all students.
Abbott says if a school voucher bill isn’t expanded to include more students, a special legislative session will be the result.
Gov. Abbott said he would veto the school voucher bill and call a special session on House lawmaker's current school voucher bill.