Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Senate Concurs in House Version of Vouchers The Texas Senate concurred in amendments to the House version of the bill creating Education Savings Accounts (ESA), or vouchers.  The bill now heads to the...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Texas House Passes Vouchers, School Finance Bills The Texas House yesterday passed Senate Bill 2 (SB 2), a $1 billion school voucher investment that would create education savings accounts (ESAs) for families...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: House Rejects Motion to Remove Speaker A very misguided and poorly strategized motion to remove Speaker Dustin Burrows was soundly defeated by a vote of 141-2 on Wednesday on the House floor.  The effort was...