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Last week, we asked Axios Dallas readers to share their favorite bluebonnet pictures. <ul><li>It&#x27;s apparent you love our state flower as much as we do.</li></ul>

Gas prices in Dallas-Fort Worth keep rising

In D-FW, prices have increased nearly 30 cents since last week alone.

The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Iran war" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/world/iran" data-vars-content-id="94bdec1a-14f5-43e8-8f07-3eee5ff67486" data-vars-headline="Gas prices in Dallas-Fort Worth keep rising" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/world/iran" target="_self">Iran war</a> is driving one of the sharpest jumps in gas prices in recent history.Why it matters: Filling up a 15-gallon tank in the Dallas area costs nearly $12.50 more than it did last year, per AAA.

AI will have a "generational" impact on Dallas-Fort Worth, experts say

North Texas leaders spoke about AI at an Axios Event in downtown Dallas.

Texas has emerged as a leader in artificial intelligence, and Dallas is poised to benefit from the tailwinds, AI experts say.Why it matters: Between Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and other platforms, AI is driving a major tech transformation that will have generational impacts.

UT Arlington expands west to Parker County

There aren't many options to pursue higher education in rural areas of North Texas.

UT Arlington is expanding to Parker County in 2028 with a new campus in far-west Fort Worth.Why it matters: There aren&#x27;t many options to pursue higher education in rural areas of North Texas, a gap that UT Arlington hopes to address with its <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="UTA West campus" data-vars-click-url="https://www.uta.edu/west" data-vars-content-id="49c5ab97-154c-42ac-baf5-d8f0084b1725" data-vars-headline="UT Arlington expands west to Parker County" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.uta.edu/west" target="_blank">UTA West campus</a>.

What's next for Fort Worth ISD's state takeover

The Texas Education Agency has appointed a new superintendent and board of managers.

Education

Fort Worth ISD&#x27;s future, for now, rests in the hands of a state-appointed superintendent from Florida and a board of managers.Why it matters: The Texas Education Agency <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="took over the district" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/10/23/fort-worth-isd-state-takeover-houston" data-vars-content-id="a80f46c5-0d61-43bb-9ffc-e58f0b5055e0" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s next for Fort Worth ISD&#x27;s state takeover" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/10/23/fort-worth-isd-state-takeover-houston" target="_self">took over the district</a> last fall, after one campus received a failing grade for five consecutive years in the state&#x27;s accountability ratings.

How to apply for Texas school vouchers

Families can apply to receive $10,474 to pay for private school tuition for the 2026–27 school year.

Parents can start applying Wednesday for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Texas school vouchers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/05/03/texas-school-vouchers-greg-abbott-signs-law" data-vars-content-id="35a33433-90e7-433e-bdb5-91b9c452ae12" data-vars-headline="How to apply for Texas school vouchers" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/05/03/texas-school-vouchers-greg-abbott-signs-law" target="_self">Texas school vouchers</a>.Why it matters: The $1 billion program gives families state money for private school tuition or to pay for homeschooling.

How TCU chancellor Daniel Pullin clicks

Pullin loves "Landman," which is often filmed in North Texas.

Plano native Daniel Pullin calls himself an &quot;accidental academic.&quot; He spent several years in consulting and private equity before his alma mater, the University of Oklahoma, asked him to teach a class.<ul><li>Now, nearly 20 years later, he is Texas Christian University&#x27;s new chancellor.</li></ul>

Fort Worth schools going under state control

Fort Worth is the second largest school district to be taken over by the TEA.

Houston ISD can provide a blueprint for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Fort Worth ISD" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/05/08/fort-worth-isd-state-takeover" data-vars-content-id="f790b37a-4163-49d8-8c21-a1fea689ef25" data-vars-headline="Fort Worth schools going under state control" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/05/08/fort-worth-isd-state-takeover" target="_self">Fort Worth ISD</a>&#x27;s future after the Texas Education Agency announced Thursday the state will take over the district.Why it matters: Just 34% of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Fort Worth students" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/04/24/dallas-fort-worth-school-ratings-tea" data-vars-content-id="f790b37a-4163-49d8-8c21-a1fea689ef25" data-vars-headline="Fort Worth schools going under state control" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/04/24/dallas-fort-worth-school-ratings-tea" target="_self">Fort Worth students</a> are performing at grade level, lower than the percentage in other large districts, including Houston and Dallas.

What's new in Dallas-Fort Worth schools this year

North Texas schools are beginning the semester with more per-student funding from the state and several new laws.

North Texas schools are beginning the semester with more per-student funding from the state and several new laws to enforce, including a ban on students&#x27; cellphone use during school hours.Why it matters: The new academic year will not be a fresh start for many school districts amid staffing shortages, tight budgets and pressure to improve school performance ratings.The latest: A new state law <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="mandates" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96zK7EbsGUQ" data-vars-content-id="c15ea16d-e609-49d1-a957-06e71e8f96f3" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s new in Dallas-Fort Worth schools this year" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96zK7EbsGUQ" target="_blank">mandates</a> that districts establish policies prohibiting students from using personal communication devices such as cellphones and smart watches during school hours, with <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="some exceptions" data-vars-click-url="https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/correspondence/taa-letters/implementation-of-texas-house-bill-1481-student-use-of-personal-communication-devices-on-school-property" data-vars-content-id="c15ea16d-e609-49d1-a957-06e71e8f96f3" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s new in Dallas-Fort Worth schools this year" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/correspondence/taa-letters/implementation-of-texas-house-bill-1481-student-use-of-personal-communication-devices-on-school-property" target="_blank">some exceptions</a>.<ul><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Another law" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/05/30/texas-legislature-passes-public-school-funding" data-vars-content-id="c15ea16d-e609-49d1-a957-06e71e8f96f3" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s new in Dallas-Fort Worth schools this year" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/05/30/texas-legislature-passes-public-school-funding" target="_self">Another law</a> increases teacher pay and districts&#x27; per-student funding by $55, the first base funding change since 2019.</li></ul>Zoom in: Fort Worth ISD is transitioning 15 of its campuses to an <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="extended academic year" data-vars-click-url="https://www.fwisd.org/calendar/adsy" data-vars-content-id="c15ea16d-e609-49d1-a957-06e71e8f96f3" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s new in Dallas-Fort Worth schools this year" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.fwisd.org/calendar/adsy" target="_blank">extended academic year</a> that starts Monday and will end on June 30, with 25 more school days than the district&#x27;s traditional year.<ul><li>Dallas ISD also returns to school on Monday but will end classes on May 27. The district is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="projecting" data-vars-click-url="https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1748007423/dallasisdorg/ijtggpclsgyaiwo3l0dc/FY25-26AdoptedBudgetBook-May-Final.pdf" data-vars-content-id="c15ea16d-e609-49d1-a957-06e71e8f96f3" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s new in Dallas-Fort Worth schools this year" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1748007423/dallasisdorg/ijtggpclsgyaiwo3l0dc/FY25-26AdoptedBudgetBook-May-Final.pdf" target="_blank">projecting</a> a roughly $128 million budget shortfall for this year.</li><li>The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Carrollton-Farmers Branch" data-vars-click-url="https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/parents-react-as-four-carrollton-farmers-branch-isd-schools-prepare-close/287-b469f224-da82-4825-ad11-0a2dfc87dcbc" data-vars-content-id="c15ea16d-e609-49d1-a957-06e71e8f96f3" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s new in Dallas-Fort Worth schools this year" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/parents-react-as-four-carrollton-farmers-branch-isd-schools-prepare-close/287-b469f224-da82-4825-ad11-0a2dfc87dcbc" target="_blank">Carrollton-Farmers Branch</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Plano" data-vars-click-url="https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/plano-north/government/2025/06/02/city-of-plano-approves-purchase-of-now-closed-davis-forman-elementary-schools/" data-vars-content-id="c15ea16d-e609-49d1-a957-06e71e8f96f3" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s new in Dallas-Fort Worth schools this year" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/plano-north/government/2025/06/02/city-of-plano-approves-purchase-of-now-closed-davis-forman-elementary-schools/" target="_blank">Plano</a> school districts have consolidated students into fewer campuses this year after closing some schools in response to declining enrollment.</li></ul>What we&#x27;re watching: Gov. Greg Abbott has called a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="special session" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/07/10/texas-greg-abbott-special-session-legislature-thc" data-vars-content-id="c15ea16d-e609-49d1-a957-06e71e8f96f3" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s new in Dallas-Fort Worth schools this year" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/07/10/texas-greg-abbott-special-session-legislature-thc" target="_self">special session</a> and asked state lawmakers to consider eliminating the STAAR test.<ul><li>The state&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="costly school voucher program" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/05/03/texas-school-vouchers-greg-abbott-signs-law" data-vars-content-id="c15ea16d-e609-49d1-a957-06e71e8f96f3" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s new in Dallas-Fort Worth schools this year" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/05/03/texas-school-vouchers-greg-abbott-signs-law" target="_self">costly school voucher program</a> is slated to launch at the start of the 2026–27 school year and could reduce enrollment at public schools.</li></ul>What&#x27;s next: Dallas County is hosting a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="back-to-school vaccine clinic" data-vars-click-url="https://www.keranews.org/news/2025-08-05/funding-cuts-reduce-dallas-county-vaccination-clinics-as-covid-variant-spreads" data-vars-content-id="c15ea16d-e609-49d1-a957-06e71e8f96f3" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s new in Dallas-Fort Worth schools this year" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.keranews.org/news/2025-08-05/funding-cuts-reduce-dallas-county-vaccination-clinics-as-covid-variant-spreads" target="_blank">back-to-school vaccine clinic</a> from 9am–12pm on Saturday. Appointments are recommended.

North Texas store is hub for homeschool supplies

An estimated 500,000-620,000 children in Texas are homeschooled.

A store inside a Lewisville church has become a go-to stop for parents homeschooling their children. Why it matters: An estimated <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="500,000-620,000 children in Texas" data-vars-click-url="https://thsc.org/in-the-press/" data-vars-content-id="84469f31-241f-4017-9895-f1d92548e736" data-vars-headline="North Texas store is hub for homeschool supplies" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://thsc.org/in-the-press/" target="_blank">500,000-620,000 children in Texas</a> are homeschooled, and that number could grow due to the state&#x27;s newly minted <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="voucher law" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/05/03/texas-school-vouchers-greg-abbott-signs-law" data-vars-content-id="84469f31-241f-4017-9895-f1d92548e736" data-vars-headline="North Texas store is hub for homeschool supplies" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/05/03/texas-school-vouchers-greg-abbott-signs-law" target="_self">voucher law</a>.

Fort Worth ISD warned of possible state takeover

State officials are scrutinizing the district.

Fort Worth ISD will have to make aggressive and immediate improvements after a district school repeatedly received failing scores in the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="state&#x27;s accountability" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/04/24/dallas-fort-worth-school-ratings-tea" data-vars-content-id="fb67510b-2a3e-4fba-8e7e-0ac79d6ea4e8" data-vars-headline="Fort Worth ISD warned of possible state takeover" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2025/04/24/dallas-fort-worth-school-ratings-tea" target="_self">state&#x27;s accountability</a> ratings, the Texas education commissioner warned district leaders this week.Why it matters: The school shut down in 2023, merging with a middle school, but Fort Worth ISD will have to successfully appeal the most recent rating to avoid being <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="taken over by the Texas Education Agency" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/03/15/houston-school-district-texas-takeover" data-vars-content-id="fb67510b-2a3e-4fba-8e7e-0ac79d6ea4e8" data-vars-headline="Fort Worth ISD warned of possible state takeover" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/03/15/houston-school-district-texas-takeover" target="_self">taken over by the Texas Education Agency</a>.

Fort Worth offers workforce training for high school students

"I don't believe we have a talent issue. We have a training issue," Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker says.

Business

Hundreds of Fort Worth high school students will graduate this year with a diploma and training that can put them directly into the workforce.Why it matters: Dallas-Fort Worth and Texas as a whole continue to add thousands of skilled jobs, but not enough residents are trained to fill them.

Texas AG sues Coppell ISD after conservative activist video claims district teaches critical race theory

The lawsuit stems from a heavily edited video posted by conservative media group Accuracy in Media.

The Texas attorney general is suing Coppell ISD, alleging the district is teaching <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="critical race theory" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/03/03/critical-race-theory-education-books-explained" data-vars-content-id="e3340a6a-06d4-4928-a269-52f98a28a6a7" data-vars-headline="Texas AG sues Coppell ISD after conservative activist video claims district teaches critical race theory" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/03/03/critical-race-theory-education-books-explained" target="_self">critical race theory</a>.Why it matters: The state&#x27;s top conservative leaders want to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="eliminate teachings" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2022/11/10/candidates-against-critical-race-theory-thrive" data-vars-content-id="e3340a6a-06d4-4928-a269-52f98a28a6a7" data-vars-headline="Texas AG sues Coppell ISD after conservative activist video claims district teaches critical race theory" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2022/11/10/candidates-against-critical-race-theory-thrive" target="_self">eliminate teachings</a> about race and personal identity in general.<ul><li>The anti-CRT push is part of the broader goal to give parents more control over what their children learn in school.</li></ul>Driving the news: Attorney General Ken Paxton <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="announced the lawsuit" data-vars-click-url="https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-sues-coppell-isd-illegally-teaching-woke-and-hateful-critical-race" data-vars-content-id="e3340a6a-06d4-4928-a269-52f98a28a6a7" data-vars-headline="Texas AG sues Coppell ISD after conservative activist video claims district teaches critical race theory" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-sues-coppell-isd-illegally-teaching-woke-and-hateful-critical-race" target="_blank">announced the lawsuit</a> Wednesday, saying Texas students deserve to &quot;not have woke ideology forced upon them.&quot;<ul><li>The lawsuit stems from a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="heavily edited video" data-vars-click-url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezXDZUFsncI" data-vars-content-id="e3340a6a-06d4-4928-a269-52f98a28a6a7" data-vars-headline="Texas AG sues Coppell ISD after conservative activist video claims district teaches critical race theory" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezXDZUFsncI" target="_blank">heavily edited video</a> posted by conservative media group Accuracy in Media that shows a Coppell school administrator saying the district doesn&#x27;t always follow state standards on certain topics.</li></ul>State of play: The lawsuit says the Coppell school district&#x27;s curriculum is violating a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="2021 state law" data-vars-click-url="https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&amp;Bill=HB3979" data-vars-content-id="e3340a6a-06d4-4928-a269-52f98a28a6a7" data-vars-headline="Texas AG sues Coppell ISD after conservative activist video claims district teaches critical race theory" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&amp;Bill=HB3979" target="_blank">2021 state law</a> that bans kindergarten through 12th grade students from being taught critical race theory, a college-level topic that says racism is baked into U.S. history.Zoom out: President Trump issued an <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="executive order" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/01/29/trump-funding-schools-transgender-children" data-vars-content-id="e3340a6a-06d4-4928-a269-52f98a28a6a7" data-vars-headline="Texas AG sues Coppell ISD after conservative activist video claims district teaches critical race theory" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/01/29/trump-funding-schools-transgender-children" target="_self">executive order</a> in January to stop &quot;indoctrination in K-12 education.&quot;<ul><li>The order says teaching white privilege or unconscious bias &quot;actually promotes racial discrimination.&quot;</li></ul>Zoom in: The video shows an interviewer saying he&#x27;s concerned students will &quot;learn a MAGA version of history instead of an accurate version of real-world events.&quot;<ul><li>The school administrator responds, &quot;One thing that I love about this district, despite what our state standards say and despite what, you know, is going on, we do what&#x27;s right for kids.&quot;</li></ul>Reality check: The video was posted Feb. 25, but it&#x27;s unclear when it was recorded. The administrator wears a protective face mask during the conversation, and the interviewer refers to orders signed by the governor &quot;a few months ago.&quot;<ul><li>The interviewer doesn&#x27;t mention critical race theory, but the video&#x27;s text says the discussion was about the topic. Gov. Greg Abbott signed the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="bill banning CRT" data-vars-click-url="https://gov.texas.gov/UPLOADS/FILES/PRESS/FILING_STMT_HB_3979_critical_race_theory_IMAGE_06-15-21.pdf" data-vars-content-id="e3340a6a-06d4-4928-a269-52f98a28a6a7" data-vars-headline="Texas AG sues Coppell ISD after conservative activist video claims district teaches critical race theory" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://gov.texas.gov/UPLOADS/FILES/PRESS/FILING_STMT_HB_3979_critical_race_theory_IMAGE_06-15-21.pdf" target="_blank">bill banning CRT</a> in June 2021.</li><li>Coppell ISD is closed this week for spring break, and a district spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.</li></ul>The intrigue: The video ends with text that says, &quot;Enacting universal school choice is the only way to reform education in Texas.&quot;<ul><li>The Texas Legislature is again considering <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="school choice vouchers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/03/05/school-voucher-texas-legislature-abbott-talarico" data-vars-content-id="e3340a6a-06d4-4928-a269-52f98a28a6a7" data-vars-headline="Texas AG sues Coppell ISD after conservative activist video claims district teaches critical race theory" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/03/05/school-voucher-texas-legislature-abbott-talarico" target="_self">school choice vouchers</a> enabling families to use state money to pay for private school tuition or homeschooling.</li></ul>The big picture: Passing a statewide voucher program is a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="top priority for the governor" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/02/03/greg-abbott-school-choice-legislative-priorities" data-vars-content-id="e3340a6a-06d4-4928-a269-52f98a28a6a7" data-vars-headline="Texas AG sues Coppell ISD after conservative activist video claims district teaches critical race theory" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/02/03/greg-abbott-school-choice-legislative-priorities" target="_self">top priority for the governor</a>.<ul><li>The measure failed during the last legislative session. During last year&#x27;s primaries, Abbott <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="targeted fellow Republicans" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2024/01/10/abbott-primary-republican-campaign-spending" data-vars-content-id="e3340a6a-06d4-4928-a269-52f98a28a6a7" data-vars-headline="Texas AG sues Coppell ISD after conservative activist video claims district teaches critical race theory" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2024/01/10/abbott-primary-republican-campaign-spending" target="_self">targeted fellow Republicans</a> who opposed vouchers.</li></ul>Context: The Senate has approved Senate Bill 2, giving families $10,000 a year per student to fund tuition at an accredited private school.<ul><li>The program is estimated to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="cost Texas $1 billion" data-vars-click-url="https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/pdf/SB00002I.pdf#navpanes=0" data-vars-content-id="e3340a6a-06d4-4928-a269-52f98a28a6a7" data-vars-headline="Texas AG sues Coppell ISD after conservative activist video claims district teaches critical race theory" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/pdf/SB00002I.pdf#navpanes=0" target="_blank">cost Texas $1 billion</a> in fiscal year 2027.</li><li>House Bill 3 would put $1 billion toward education savings accounts.</li></ul>Threat level: Critics of school vouchers say the programs pull money from the public education system and fund wealthy people&#x27;s private school tuition.The other side: Proponents say vouchers help lower-income students attend better schools rather than their underperforming local campuses. They also say the funding enables parents to make the best choice for their kids. <ul><li>&quot;Families should not have to pay twice — once in taxes for a system that may not meet their child&#x27;s needs, and again, for tuition, for the education they truly want,&quot; Brian Archer, an administrator for Joshua Christian Academy, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="testified last week" data-vars-click-url="https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/11/texas-house-school-voucher-bill/" data-vars-content-id="e3340a6a-06d4-4928-a269-52f98a28a6a7" data-vars-headline="Texas AG sues Coppell ISD after conservative activist video claims district teaches critical race theory" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/11/texas-house-school-voucher-bill/" target="_blank">testified last week</a> in Austin.</li></ul>

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