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This morning, Our Schools Our Democracy launched the TX Center for Voucher Transparency, an independent, public watchdog that will support transparency, fiscal responsibility, & fairness in the new TEFA voucher program. Read the press release: osod.org/texas-nonprofi… #txed

This week's facts about Texas' 1B taxpayer-funded voucher program. ⬇️ @LaurenRangel_tv @laceybeasnews @isaacyu_ @MichaelKarlis @eliz_sander #txlege bit.ly/4suZZoX

OSOD ED Carrie Griffith: “It's unsurprising that highly-rated private schools are not accepting vouchers given trends in other states but confusing why a school would advocate for a program and then choose not to participate.”

Abbott held a pro-voucher rally at this Houston-area private school. Now it's saying 'no' to vouchers. @HoustonChron The school joins some of Houston's top-rated and most expensive private schools opting out of applying to TEFA⬇️houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

👀"The Texas Comptroller’s Office told Spectrum News that one out of every four applicants currently goes to public school, so a majority are already enrolled in private or home schools." #txlege @joshcowenMI @scottbraddock

Officials overseeing Texas private school vouchers say families can still expect to know if they will receive state money in the coming weeks, even after a court ruling this week extended the application deadline. It’s a tight turnaround that appears to contradict what state lawyers argued during a hearing in a Houston courtroom on Tuesday. bit.ly/3NceIpv

Have a story of possible discrimination, misuse of public funds, or another concern? Report using our confidential form: osod.org/voucher-watchd…

Full press release: osod.org/federal-judge-… #txlege #txed

Texas’ school voucher applications close Tuesday night. Early data shows most applicants attended a private school or home-school as of last year. bit.ly/4uyhkPb

Follow the facts on Texas' $1B taxpayer-funded voucher program. ⬇️ @isaacyu_ @StevenDialFox4 @BeeSquared76 @KLBKNews @DPerreaultTV #txlege

Three private schools are suing the Texas leaders in charge of overseeing the state's school voucher program for excluding Islamic schools from being a part of the program. fox4news.com/news/texas-isl…

Texas families seeking school voucher money for students with disabilities must obtain personalized evaluations from public schools, which have been inundated with requests. Schools could be helping those families leave for private schools. houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/educa…

Texas students with disabilities struggle to qualify for extra school voucher funds texastribune.org/2026/03/12/tex…

@TexasTribune Do you have a story about special education requirements or another concern about Texas' new voucher program? You can confidentially report to osod.org/voucher-watchd… to help track statewide trends and identify red flags affecting Texans.

Confusion over the special education requirements for Texas' voucher program is making it difficult for families to meet a looming deadline — and creating more work for school districts. bit.ly/3NfJldy

Do you have a story about special education requirements or another concern about Texas' new voucher program? You can confidentially report to osod.org/voucher-watchd… to help track statewide trends and identify red flags affecting Texans.

UPDATE: In addition to ESA families subsidizing their vacations to @Disneyland, public records obtained by @12news (after suing @RealTomHorne and @KimberlyYeeAZ) show ESA families spent Arizona voucher ed tax dollars in 47 states plus 17 other countries. 12news.com/article/news/i…

Most Texas voucher applicants may already be outside public school system, data reveals abc13.com/post/most-texa…

Most Texas voucher applicants may already be outside public school system, data reveals abc13.com/post/most-texa…

Many students have applied for the new Texas school voucher program, but some question whether the program will benefit low-income families after seeing early application statistics. fox4news.com/news/over-1600…

Almost 3K students within the Austin ISD attendance zone have applied for a private school voucher. As @isaacyu_ reports, most students who have so far applied for the program statewide already attend a private school.

Join us this Thursday at 6:30p CT for a conversation on voucher lessons for Texas from @joshcowenMI, @arizona_sos, @WiscEdNetwork, and Honesty for OH Education. Register: bit.ly/TXVoucherLesso…