Vouchers

The demographic breakdown of applicants shows Texas' voucher program will likely not reflect the diversity of Texas public school students.

A day after U.S. District Judge Alfred Bennett ordered an extension of the application deadline for families, and required the plaintiff schools be given the chance to apply, the schools' applications were accepted by the Texas comptroller’s office.

Former Lubbock city councilman Gary Boren has declared his intention to run for city council District 4 after Brayden Rose announced his resignation last week. Lubbock’s Chamber of Commerce kicked off its annual Lemonade Day campaign yesterday, launching an initiative that aims to teach kids entrepreneurship through running lemonade stands. Our reporter Bishop Van Buren has more from the ribbon cutting. And Texas families now have at least another two weeks to apply for the state's new school voucher program after a federal judge in Houston ordered an extension.

U.S. District Judge Alfred Bennett on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order to a group of Muslim parents and Islamic private schools that sued state officials, according to the plaintiffs’ lead attorney, who said the order extends the application deadline for families until March 31.

Texas parents have less than a week left to apply for Texas Education Freedom Accounts — the state’s school voucher program. Last year, the Texas Legislature funded it to the tune of $1 billion dollars. Our Brad Burt reports the Texas Comptroller’s office has been accepting applications for just over a month, and more than 160,000 students have applied for the program’s first year.