House Speaker Dustin Burrows said he expects both school choice bills to make it out of a House committee and onto the House floor for a vote early next week.

Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and a Speaker of the Texas House held a joint news conference for the first time since 2019.

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows on Tuesday said more than enough House members are lined up in support of private school vouchers, building on his earlier optimism that the measure would overcome longstanding opposition from Democrats and rural Republicans.