Like the Texas Senate, the House calls for a cash incentive paid from taxes for families who want to switch their kids from public to private school. But unlike the Senate, the House tied the amount of that incentive to public school funding.

In a surprising turn, major school choice proponents are enthusiastically cheering the Texas House for proposed legislation on Education Savings Accounts. On Thursday, the House rolled out HB 3, which contains a “strong school choice” provision that “builds on” the pre-existing Senate bill,