The Texas House voted 88–61 April 17 to approve a school voucher bill that would create Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). These accounts would let parents use state money for their kids’ private education or home-school programs. Parents could use that money for tuition and other costs, like school supplies, transportation, tutoring and therapy.

The bill would let families use taxpayer dollars for their children’s private schooling. Lawmakers also signed off on a sweeping $7.7 billion package to boost public school funding.

Shortly after 2:00 a.m. Thursday, the Texas House voted to approve its version of Senate Bill 2, otherwise known as the education savings accounts program.