The lower chamber overwhelmingly voted in favor of House Bill 2, a sweeping $8 billion piece of legislation that would also limit schools’ reliance on teachers without formal classroom training.

The Texas House passed a sweeping school choice bill on Wednesday that Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) celebrated as a historic achievement and pledged to sign into law swiftly. In an 85-63 vote, legislators gave the initial green light to Senate Bill 2,

The Texas House voted largely on party lines to approve a bill that would allow taxpayer money to be put toward private school education. The vote marks