The Uncertain Fate of Texas School Voucher Bill.
The Texas Senate’s priority school voucher bill, Senate Bill 8, authored by state Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, appears to be in danger of dying in the House public education committee, which must approve a bill before it goes to the House floor for a full vote. The committee’s chair, state Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Killeen, told The Texas Tribune on Wednesday that he currently has no plans to bring the bill for a vote after Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to veto it. The House version of the bill significantly rolls back eligibility for the legislation’s proposed voucher program.