Texas school voucher award notices sent to first group of families

Governor Greg Abbott announced Thursday the first round of Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) funding, which is being ...
USA Today

Gov. Greg Abbott, Gina Hinojosa on education in Texas governor's race

As the 2026 Texas governor's race takes shape, voters are becoming divided on where incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott stands on school vouchers. On the campaign trail, Abbott has touted he created the first ...

First round of school voucher money goes out this week. How many in the Dallas ISD area received money?

More than 42,000, including some in North Texas, will find out this week if they will get Texas Education Freedom Account ...

Gina Hinojosa, Gov. Greg Abbott talk taxes in Texas governor's race

Democratic candidate for Texas governor Gina Hinojosa zeroed in on Tax Day in Texas calling it another reminder of the ...
The Texas Observer

Who Accounts for Freedom?

A version of this story ran in the May / June 2026 issue. What would’ve been school-choice proponents’ triumphant publicity tour after the application period closed on Texas’ shiny new voucher program ...