The state alleges that the schools are connected to an organization that the governor designated a terrorist group.

Houston ISD had far more voucher applicants than any other Texas district, according to the data. Fort Bend ISD also saw a large number of resident families apply for state-funded accounts.

Many students have applied for the new Texas school voucher program, but some question whether the program will benefit low-income families after seeing early application statistics.

Critics who released the data say it undercuts Republicans' pitch that the $1 billion program would help low-income Texas families who are unsatisfied with public school afford alternative options.

Microschools blur the line between homeschool and traditional private schooling. A new accreditor is trying to help them access the state's voucher funds.

Of the more than 160,000 families who have already applied for Texas's new school voucher program, data shows that 76% said they were not already in the public school system.

Thousands of families across Texas have applied for a new state program that could help pay for private school tuition or ...

A bill to double the number of private school vouchers available is moving forward with no added testing requirements to measure its success.

Critics of vouchers see an opportunity to impose income and other limits. But the strategy could also signal acceptance that vouchers are hard to eliminate.