That is who we’ll make our decisions on,” said Buckley. The Legislative Budget Board (LBB) estimates that even with a $1 billion cap for the first biennium, a voucher program could balloon to $7 ...

California will soon reopen its e-bike voucher program, offering eligible residents up to $2,000 toward the purchase of an electric bicycle. The state-funded program is designed to help lower- and ...

The Texas school voucher program is a proposed initiative aimed at allowing public education funds to be used for private schooling through education savings accounts or similar mechanisms. Supporters ...

Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday recommended that the Senate, which he tightly controls, adopt the House’s voucher plan, forgoing a negotiation between the two chambers and clearing the way for the ...

Don't miss a story. Get San José Spotlight headlines delivered to your inbox. Santa Clara County officials are bracing for more cuts to their housing voucher programs, which subsidizes rent for ...

The White House is considering sweeping cuts to federal housing assistance programs, including the Section 8 voucher system, in a move that could leave millions of low-income families without ...

But some are wondering if bills in Austin could impact their careers. "The idea of vouchers makes it seem a bit commercial, doesn't it?" Ansonia Jones explained. "Paying people to educate your ...

The Texas House of Representatives signed off Thursday on a $1 billion school voucher program, in a move that some Jewish groups are hailing as a win for school choice while others are expressing ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he wants the Texas Senate to approve the House version of the school voucher bill, a step that would speed the legislation to the governor for his signature. Credit ...

Texas Republicans' sweeping private school voucher plan could be sent to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk as early as next week. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Friday that he’d urge the Texas Senate to ...

Greg Abbott on Thursday when the Legislature’s lower chamber for the first time approved school vouchers, a controversial proposal that had driven a wedge in the state GOP and eluded the ...

For the first time in history, the Texas House passed a school voucher program, also known as education savings accounts (ESAs) — costing taxpayers $1 billion — for families to pay for private school ...