Abbott's voucher plan may win with some GOP voters, but experts say it's a loser for Texas students

Last week, Senate Bill 8, a proposal that would let Lone Star State families use taxpayer money to send their kids to private school, made it out of the Texas Senate's Education Committee, clearing it for a vote by the full body. Meanwhile, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has crisscrossed the state in recent weeks isell the idea that the bill — which faces a far rockier road in the House — would let Texas parents choose how to best educate their kids.