Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation commends Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dustin Burrows, and the Texas Senate and House for appropriating $1 billion towards empowering parents with Education Savings Accounts (ESAs).
“It is exciting to see both Lieutenant Governor Patrick and Speaker Burrows in alignment on providing Texans with the biggest Day One school choice program in the nation,” said TPPF CEO Greg Sindelar. “This is a great signal for the parents and students of Texas.”
“The Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker have heard the pleas of millions of Texas children and parents,” said TPPF’s Next Generation Texas Campaign Director, Mandy Drogin, “This $1 billion appropriation is double what was appropriated in 2023 and 10 times the size of any starting school choice program in the nation. It is a huge first step towards empowering Texas’ over 6 million children and their parents. We are grateful to our state’s leaders for their commitment to parents and students.”