86 ayes, 52 nays, 11 present but not voting, 1 absent. The amendment prohibits the use of state funds for “school vouchers or other similar programs.”
At the Texas Capitol, Thursday, state representatives approved an amendment banning the use of state funds in school voucher programs.
The vote comes the same day the Texas Senate is expected to vote on Senate Bill 8, which would create an education savings account, a top priority for both Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
The House voted 86-52 for the amendment against school vouchers after an unsuccessful effort by Republican leadership to table it.