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AUSTIN — For the first time this year, lawmakers in the Texas House of Representatives will vote on a measure that would create education savings accounts. The voucher-like program would
The Texas House appears poised to vote on House Bill 1, the creation of a school voucher program, on Friday.
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The outcome was an embarrassment to Gov. Greg Abbott, who spent seven months lobbying two dozen Republicans who signaled opposition to vouchers in April.
The amendment filed effectively kills the push for vouchers in the lower chamber. Gov. Abbott has said he would veto the bill if it does not include vouchers, his top legislative priority this year.
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