The Republican-priority bill allowing for taxpayer money to pay for private schools is on the cusp of passing after a Texas House panel on Thursday voted the bill out of committee. The updated proposal that moves to the full House for consideration would prioritize students transitioning from public to private school but prohibit undocumented children from receiving an education savings

A potential vote of the school voucher bill in the House Committee on education could tee up the controversial bill for a vote on the House floor.

The Texas House Public Education Committee voted Thursday to propose a $1 billion spending cap for the first two years of a potential school voucher program an