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The Texas House cut Gov. Abbott's top legislative priority of the year and voted to strip school vouchers from the chamber's education funding bill.
An amendment to remove school vouchers from House Bill 1, a large education bill, was approved by a majority of House members with an 84-63 vote on Friday.
An amendment to remove school vouchers from House Bill 1, a large education bill, was approved by a majority of House members with an 84-63 vote on Friday.
21 Republicans joined all House Democrats in supporting an amendment that took the education savings account provision out of House Bill 1.
The Texas House of Representatives rejected a school choice proposal on Thursday, removing it from its education bill.