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Texas Education Freedom Accounts

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AAustin
The exterior of the Texas Capitol on an overcast day in December 2023.
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Texas families now have until March 31 to apply for education savings accounts, judge rules

  • March 18, 2026
Texas families now have an additional two weeks to apply for the state’s new education savings account program,…
AAustin
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock speaks during a June 2025 news conference. Hancock's office is administering the $1 billion education savings account program, although Hancock will be replaced with an elected comptroller in early 2027 after he lost a March 3 primary election for the seat. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact)
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Applications for new Texas education savings accounts close Tuesday, March 17

  • March 13, 2026
Families have until 11:59 p.m. March 17 to apply for the first year of Texas’ education savings account…
TTexas
Bianca Seward
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Public schools bombarded by families scrambling for special education assessments tied to Texas voucher money – Houston Public Media

  • March 13, 2026
Daisy Espinoza / Houston Public Media Students color in a Houston elementary school on Jan. 5, 2024. Houston-area…
SSan Antonio
Nearly 20,000 students in San Antonio applied for school vouchers
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Nearly 20,000 students in San Antonio applied for school vouchers

  • March 12, 2026
SAN ANTONIO – More than 163,000 applications for Texas Education Freedom Accounts are in for students across the…
TTexas
There's one week left to apply for Texas' school voucher program
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There’s one week left to apply for Texas’ school voucher program

  • March 10, 2026
Texas families have one week left to apply for the state’s new school voucher-like program. The application window…
SSan Antonio
Northside ISD faces $35 million deficit, but does not anticipate layoffs
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Northside ISD faces $35 million deficit, but does not anticipate layoffs

  • March 7, 2026
SAN ANTONIO – Northside Independent School District is facing a $35 million budget deficit. But, that’s down significantly…
TTexas
More than 150,000 Texas families have applied for school choice program with a deadline less than two weeks away
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More than 150,000 Texas families have applied for school choice program with a deadline less than two weeks away

  • March 6, 2026
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – More than 150,000 families across Texas have applied for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts…
TTexas
Applications open for Texas Education Freedom Accounts
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Texas receives 100,000 education freedom account applications in 2 weeks

  • February 17, 2026
WACO, Texas (KWTX) – On Monday Gov. Abbott announced that since the applications for Texas Education Freedom Accounts…
TTexas
4 in 5 Texas Education Freedom Account applicants plan on attending private school, spokesperson says
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4 in 5 Texas Education Freedom Account applicants plan on attending private school, spokesperson says

  • February 13, 2026
SAN ANTONIO – Texas Education Freedom Accounts spokesperson Travis Pillow shared record-breaking numbers for the first week of…
SSan Antonio
Virtual public school takes shape in San Antonio
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Virtual public school takes shape in San Antonio

  • February 8, 2026
On the far West Side of San Antonio, Shakira Roberts sits in the sunroom of her house teaching…
AAustin
TEFA applications hitting record numbers on program’s first day, acting Texas comptroller says
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TEFA applications hitting record numbers on program’s first day, acting Texas comptroller says

  • February 6, 2026
AUSTIN – Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced that a record number of students have applied for the…
HHouston
More than 500 Houston-area private schools approved for Texas voucher program
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More than 500 Houston-area private schools approved for Texas voucher program

  • February 4, 2026
HOUSTON – More than 500 private schools in the Houston area have been approved to participate in the…
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