Thin majority of Texas House signs on to support voucher bill

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A narrow majority of the Texas House signed on in support of the chamber’s school voucher bill on Wednesday, signaling that Gov. Greg Abbott’s top priority is on track to clear the lower chamber. Days after Rep. Brad Buckley filed House Bill 3, the chamber’s plan for letting families use public funds for their children’s private schooling, 75 Republican members enlisted as coauthors on the measure.