The Texas Voucher Push Returns

The Texas Senate education committee heard testimony on their voucher bill (SB2) yesterday. The bill says it prioritizes “low income” families, but sets “low income” at 500% of the federal poverty guideline. 🙄

For reference, for a kid to qualify to get free and reduced price lunch at their public school, your family has be at or below 150% of the federal poverty guideline. That’s low income.

In the video, I relay the example / justification from bill author and Education Committee Chair Brandon Creighton. It’s ludicrous.

The Senate Education committee passed the bill to the full senate 9-2 yesterday (along party lines), where it will of course pass, likely mid next week.

And in other news (also yesterday), at a kick off to the Lege session at the Texas Public Policy Foundation offices and being hosted by The Texan, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (a Republican who received a majority of his votes from Democrats) told the room that “I do believe the political winds have shifted… I believe this will be the session for school choice.”