{"id":229256,"date":"2026-03-31T22:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T22:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/229256\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T22:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T22:32:13","slug":"assessing-the-rollout-of-texas-school-vouchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/229256\/","title":{"rendered":"Assessing the rollout of Texas school vouchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> (Evan L&#8217;Roy For The Texas Tribune,  Evan L&#8217;Roy For The Texas Tribune)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Tuesday was the deadline for Texas families to apply for the state\u2019s first school vouchers. In this week\u2019s episode of the TribCast, hosts Matthew and Eleanor speak with Jaden Edison, the Tribune\u2019s education reporter, about who signed up, the future of the program and why Muslim schools were initially shut out from participating. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Watch the video above or subscribe to the TribCast on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/texas-tribune-tribcast\/id338118901\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/179QJgS6m0z2zShjfFsEJv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.texastribune.org\/feeds\/podcasts\/tribcast\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RSS<\/a>. 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jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:26<\/p>\n<p>City of San Antonio says Ackerman Road dip under Kirby\u2019s jurisdictionAtascosa County fire seems like a bad case of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:28<\/p>\n<p>Atascosa County fire seems like a bad case of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vuNew SNAP restrictions affecting some stores<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:05<\/p>\n<p>New SNAP restrictions affecting some storesProposed border wall threatens prehistoric cave art<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:10<\/p>\n<p>Proposed border wall threatens prehistoric cave artAdam Caskey has your Weather Authority cold front forecast<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 0:12<\/p>\n<p>Adam Caskey has your Weather Authority cold front forecastHundreds of millions of dollars lost each 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0:56<\/p>\n<p>Verdict reached in Christopher Preciado capital murder trialCastle Hills police department says the armed suspect shot this morning has died<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 0:26<\/p>\n<p>Castle Hills police department says the armed suspect shot this morning has diedHow to find accurate TSA wait times at airports around the country<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:27<\/p>\n<p>How to find accurate TSA wait times at airports around the countryRecords show New Braunfels ISD pulling, restricting more books than it has publicly listed<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 2:13<\/p>\n<p>Records show New Braunfels ISD pulling, restricting more books than it has publicly listedResidents hope to stave off light pollution caused by rapid growth of nearby San Antonio<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 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