# Texas’ School Voucher Program Could Be “Unrecognizable, If Not Extinct,” Says Democratic Lawmaker

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/texas-school-voucher-program-could-be-unrecognizable-if-not-extinct-says-democratic-lawmaker/
- Published: 2026-11-07T11:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T12:49:23+00:00
- Original publisher: ProPublica (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-school-vouchers-gina-hinojosa
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- Hinojosa wants to reverse Abbott’s education agenda.
- Texas’ $1 billion voucher programme serves about 110,000 pupils.
- Ending it would require legislative action.

## Summary

Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa says she will reverse key parts of outgoing Governor Greg Abbott’s education agenda, including seeking to end the state’s new school voucher programme. The shift could reshape a scheme that uses public money to help families pay for private education, though abolishing it would require action by the legislature.

The programme launched this year and allows about 110,000 of Texas’ more than five million schoolchildren to receive taxpayer-funded private education, with $1 billion allocated. Democrats regained the Texas House after 24 years, but Republicans kept control of the Senate, so the programme’s future is uncertain. Democratic representative Diego Bernal said it could be substantially changed or ended, while incoming programme administrator Sarah Eckhardt has called for greater accountability and transparency.

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