In a historic victory for educational freedom, the Texas House of Representatives finally passed a universal school choice bill—marking not just a win for families in the Lone Star State, but a watershed moment for the entire school choice movement.
Once it clears the state senate and Gov. Greg Abbott signs Senate Bill 2 into law, half of America’s children will live in states where they are eligible for educational choice programs, including 15 states with “universal” choice policies for which every K-12 student is eligible. More than one in 10 U.S. students live in Texas.
The Texas House debated the bill for more than 12 hours Wednesday before passing the bill early Thursday morning. Opponents of the legislation attempted to obstruct it by filing more than 170 amendments. The House voted on more than 40 amendments, voting them all down, except for the friendly…
