Texas Legislature

The Voucher Titanic Finally Sank, Bittersweet Victory

The voucher Titanic finally sank, according to a statement released by Rep. Ken King, author of House Bill 100, the House’s education priority bill. The voucher Titanic finally sank. It is a bittersweet victory since teacher pay raise also went down with the ship.

King’s statement says the Senate refused to negotiate with the House: “universal ESA or nothing.”

HB100 as it started was worth $5 billion in formula funding for public education, it addressed the basic allotment, moving from average daily attendance to enrollment based funding, raising the minimum salary schedule for teachers – guaranteeing an automatic pay raise for 70,000 teachers – and other key education priorities.

King explains in his statement that HB100 was then drastically modified in the Senate just days before the end of session, “when they discovered they had no other vehicle for school finance.”

The bill came back to the House with significantly less money allocated to teacher pay raise but with $500 million set aside for education savings accounts.

“In good faith, the House continued to negotiate with the Senate, but in the end the Senate would not negotiate at all, it was universal ESA or nothing. I am truly sorry HB100 did not pass,” Kind continued.

“The Governor likes to threaten special sessions, well my opinion of that is: I stand ready!”

RA Staff

Written by RA News staff.

Recent Posts

Wall Street South? Texas Launches Bold Bid with New Stock Exchange

A bold new financial chapter is unfolding…

14 hours ago

Nearly 900 Texans Rescued After Catastrophic Flooding in Kerr County, Death Toll Rises

At least 32 people are dead and many more remain missing — including children from…

1 day ago

Texas Bets on Bitcoin: A Strategic Play for Financial Innovation

In a move that has drawn national…

2 days ago

Elon Musk’s $50K House vs. His Nearly $70K Cybertruck

Elon Musk, a figure with billion-dollar ventures…

2 days ago

Delta-8 vs. Delta-9: Why Texas’ Marijuana Dispensaries Say They Can’t Compete

Texas' medical marijuana industry entered 2025’s legislative…

2 days ago

Paxton drops appeal: Texas to pay $6.6 million to whistleblowers

Texas will pay $6.6 million to four former top deputies to Attorney General Ken Paxton…

3 days ago

This website uses cookies.