The leader of the Texas Senate revealed his top 25 priorities for the legislative session and said more will come.

Senate Bill 2, authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), would create an "Education Savings Account" (ESA) program that would allow Texas families to use public tax dollars to help pay for private education.

The House and Senate are aligning on priorities, meaning school choice, teacher raises, and property tax cuts could be on the table this session, a political science professor told ABC13.

A proposal to create a school voucher-like plan for Texas was advanced by the Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday night, giving voucher supporters like Gov. Greg Abbott their first major win of the legislative session.

The Senate education committee will hear public testimony on Senate Bill 2, which would establish education savings accounts.

House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1, Jan. 22. The proposals include billions of dollars for border security, property tax cuts, public school funding, water infrastructure and private school vouchers.

After successful campaigns for House allies, the governor is in a position to set an ambitious course for the legislative session.

Senate Bill 2 starts a new debate on a school voucher program in Texas. A funding proposal would allow up to 100,000 K-12 students who want to enroll to a private school to participate.

Budget estimates released Tuesday showed the cost of the Texas Senate's " school choice" bill would nearly quadruple in four years.

School choice is one step closer to becoming a reality in the State of Texas despite public school officials' disapproval. Visit this article to learn more: KETK/FOX51 News covers East Texas, bringing you the latest local stories,

Abbott’s Texas school voucher bill may have a surprise side effect: inflation in the private school tuition. The same result has happened in healthcare, dental, veterinarian, and child care industries.