Texas has one of the largest and most flexible charter school programs in the country. However, recent pressure to both improve and constrain charters has led to an erosion of charter school flexibility through increased regulation.
K-12 Education
The Truth About Texas Education Funding
A recent story in the Houston Chronicle misleads readers about Texas education funding. Let’s set the record straight. School choice doesn’t take a single dollar from public schools. The Texas Education Freedom Accounts program, or TEFA, was funded completely separately through an appropriation from General Revenue. Public school funding is at an all-time high of...
October 6, 2026