Correction for Comptroller requests doubling Texas school voucher program to $2 billion

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Correction for Comptroller requests doubling Texas school voucher program to $2 billion

by Eva-Marie Ayala, The Texas Tribune
September 3, 2026

<h1>Correction for Comptroller requests doubling Texas school voucher program to $2 billion</h1>
<p class="byline">by Eva-Marie Ayala, The Texas Tribune <br />September 3, 2026</p>
<p>This story was updated to clarify that the total cost of the program would be roughly double the amount requested by the comptroller's office if the families on the waitlist were funded.</p>
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Correction for Comptroller requests doubling Texas school voucher program to $2 billion

Eva-Marie Ayala, The Texas Tribune
September 3, 2026

This story was updated to clarify that the total cost of the program would be roughly double the amount requested by the comptroller's office if the families on the waitlist were funded.

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This story was updated to clarify that the total cost of the program would be roughly double the amount requested by the comptroller’s office if the families on the waitlist were funded.

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Eva-Marie AyalaEducation Editor

evamarie.ayala@texastribune.org

Eva-Marie Ayala is a veteran journalist who’s covered Texas education for more than two decades. She began her career at her hometown newspaper, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram before joining The Dallas... More by Eva-Marie Ayala