Abbott signs voucher bill into law

Gov. Greg Abbott last week signed a $1 billion private school voucher bill into law in front of a large crowd at the Governor’s Mansion, the San Antonio Express-News and other media outlets reported. Abbott called the new law the biggest legislative win of his time in the gov- ernor's office and touted the new program as the largest in the nation.

“Today is the culmination of a movement that has swept across our state and across our country,” Abbott said. “It’s time we put our children on a pathway to have the number one-ranked education system in the United States of America.”

The new voucher law will give Texas students $10,000 a year that can be used toward private school tuition, tutoring, textbooks, and other educational expenses.