Texas Senate approves scaled-back school voucher plan

AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas Senate has approved vouchers offering public money to children attending private and religious schools — but only after including a major exemption for rural areas.
Sen. Larry Taylor’s bill appeared stalled before he agreed to make wholesale changes. It no longer applies to communities with fewer than 285,000 residents.
Taylor wants to create state-subsidized education saving accounts for parents while offering tax credits to businesses that sponsor priv