“Solving the Third Party Payer Problem in Texas’ Public Education System Increasing Education Efficiency through Parental Choice” includes an analysis of the two systems of K-12 education operating in the Texas today: public and private. For the most part in Texas, these two systems operate separately. Unlike many other states, Texas doesn’t have a private school choice program that allows students to attend private schools using money from the public system.
Taxes & Spending
Hijacked: How the Bond Process is Being Used Against Taxpayers
School bonds are one of the main instruments contributing to Texas’s local government debt, which is currently over half a trillion dollars. Key points: As of 2026, school bond debt in Texas is over $236 billion. In May of 2023, Texas passed 79% of the 245 bond proposals put on the ballot, costing taxpayers $22.9...
April 7, 2026