The Brief
- A Texas House committee held a hearing House Bill 3 on Tuesday.
- The legislation would create $10,000 education savings accounts for students.
- Private school leaders say it would fully-cover tuition at most of their schools.
AUSTIN – On Tuesday, the Texas House debated a bill that would create “education savings account” stipends of $10,000 for students in the Lone Star State.
That money would cover the annual tuition cost of most Texas private and parochial schools, according to executives representing nearly 1,300 private and Catholic campuses.
The so-called school choice legislation has been a top priority for Governor Greg Abbott, but has been consistently derailed in the House.
Private schools on education savings accounts
What they’re saying:…