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Parents with pre-K students are eligible to receive funds in the new education savings account program, marking an expansion of publicly funded early education. The public funds would be used to pay for pre-K tuition at private or community-based child care centers, if they qualify under Senate Bill 2.

State policy makers passed two major education-related bills this legislative session, one establishing a school voucher-like program and another allocating more than $8 billion for public school funding.

After 140 days at the Capitol in Austin, Texas' 2025 legislative session has ended. In all, state legislators passed more than 1,200 bills. While some lawmakers believe great work was done this year, others feel less optimistic.

One of the most highly debated bills in Texas' 2025 legislative session has passed both chambers and heads to Gov. Greg Abbott for his signature. House Bill 2 provides $8.5 billion for the state's public school system.

The deal, confirmed by three lawmakers familiar with the discussions, appears to strike a face-saving compromise for both chambers over how to increase funds for the state’s public schools.

Senators will hold a hearing Thursday on their counterproposal to the House's school funding bill. House Democrats and public education advocates have criticized the upper chamber for not moving faster to advance the legislation.

After hours of debate — and years of pushing from Gov. Greg Abbott — the Texas House gave initial approval to a bill to create an Education Savings Account plan. The school voucher program would allow parents to use public funds towards private school costs.

After eliminating around 100 positions and restructuring multiple student programs, Northwest ISD remains nearly $1 million short of closing its $16 million deficit for the 2025-26 school year.

The Texas House Public Education Committee was scheduled to meet on Tuesday to take up two high priority bills which would address school funding and the creation of a school voucher plan. But the meeting was canceled late Monday night.

The proposed redesign comes as Fort Worth ISD attempts to turn itself around and home in on improving literacy. The restructuring is part of the district’s larger effort to put its money where its mouth is and infuse literacy into its nearly $1 billion budget.

Citing low enrollment and a looming budget crisis, the decades-old Treetops School International in Euless announced it will cut its middle and high school grades after this school year.

The resolution presented at last weekend's executive committee meeting would have called on the Legislature to allot equal funding to Texas families regardless of whether they send their kids to public or private school.