• It is a proposal before the Texas Legislature that is voluntary and will save Texas taxpayers over $2 billion in the first two years.

• Parents can choose to transfer their child from a public school to a private school and use a Taxpayer Savings Grant to help pay the tuition.

• The state saves an average of $3,429 for each student who voluntarily takes the grant.

• This voluntary program decreases school expenses to help cover our school budget shortfalls thereby leaving more money on a per student basis in the system.

• All parents with children in public school now are eligible to participate. If they voluntarily choose to participate they will provide a savings to the state of $3,429.

School Choice Links

Alliance for School Choice
Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice
Trinity Merchant Solutions
The CATO Institute

Coalition of Supporters

Americans for Prosperity, Texas
Texas Public Policy Foundation
National Center for Policy Analysis
Americans for Debt Free Student Financing
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Institute for Justice
Ohio River Bank
Heritage Alliance
The Justice Foundation
Texas Institute for Education Reform
Heartland Institute
Austin CEO Foundation
Texans for Parental Choice in Education
Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice
Texas Republican Freedom Coalition
Ministers for Education
Tim Lambert, Executive Director of the Texas Home School Coalition
JoAnn Fleming, Executive Director, Grassroots America - We the People
Monsignor Dermott Brosnan, Founder, Patrician Movement
Bro. Stanley Culotta, CSC, MD-President, Holy Cross of San Antonio
Dave Welch, Executive Director, Houston Area Pastor Council
Timothy Bradberry, National Committeeman, Texas Republican Assembly
Russ Duerstine, State Republican Executive Committee member
John Cook, State Republican Executive Committee member
David Bellow, State Republican Executive Committee member
Don Zimmerman, State Republican Executive Committee member
Jason Moore, State Republican Executive Committee member
Valoree Swanson, State Republican Executive Committee member
Rex Lamb, State Republican Executive Committee member
Ben Zeller, State Republican Executive Committee member
Janet Jackson, State Republican Executive Committee member
Todd M. Smith, former State Republican Executive Committee member
Mark Dorazio, former member of the Republican Texas State Platform Committee
Rosemary Edwards, County Chairman-Travis County Republican Party
Michael Gallops, President, Texas Republican Assembly & Rowlett City Councilmen
David MacEwan, President, Williamson County Republican Assembly & Vice President, Texas Republican Assembly
TJ Scott, Precinct Chairman, Travis County Precinct 0358
Pierre de Rochemont, Republican Party Chair, Travis County Precinct 112