Senate Ed Chair Asks AG About Legality of a “Texas Education Savings Account” Program

RQ-0502-KP — Sen. Education Committee Chair Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, asking whether a Texas Education Savings Account (ESA) program would be constitutional under the Texas Constitution.

The proposed ESA program would make education assistance payments available to program participants, including to religious schools. Establishing ESAs are a key part of the SB8-Creighton education reform bill that was filed on March 10 (see TEN article).