Texas House votes to nix vouchers, maybe dooming Senate bill

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas House has voted to oppose taxpayer dollars going to private and religious schools — expressly forbidding state funding for vouchers.
Thursday’s 103-44 vote came during the House’s larger budget debate and could kill a sweeping “school choice” bill approved by the state Senate last week.
Republicans control both chambers but while many senators see vouchers as a civil rights issue that helps poor children leave failing public scho