School Voucher bill heats up on Texas House committee floor

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

74% : Texas Legislature will approve school vouchers and boost public education funds next year, Abbott says Gov. Greg Abbott has been a strong supporter of HB3 and Senate Bill 2, which he said would give parents the opportunity to choose the best education for their kids.
57% : Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick names private school vouchers as his top legislative priority Representative Harold Dutton, who represents Houston's Fifth Ward, also brought up similar concerns stating public schools need more attention.
55% : "One of the challenges I have with this bill is that it takes a billion dollars that we could be spending on public schools," said Representative Gina Hinojosa.
46% : "Utilizing state funds, ESAs will allow participating families to pay for a range of educational expenses outside the traditional public school system, empowering parents to choose the education path that best fits their child's needs.
44% : "Most kids in Texas are still going to be in public schools," said Rep. Dutton.
44% : "That to me says our most urgent response ought to be to fix public schools.

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