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TEFA receive initial funding as part of Texas new school choice program

TYLER, Texas (KETK)— Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced Tuesday nearly 73,000 Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) ...
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Applications for Texas Education Freedom Accounts now open

Editor’s note: The above video was recorded Jan. 14, 2026. AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas families may now apply for a slice of $1 billion allocated for the new Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA), a ...
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State Drops First TEFA Cash Into Nearly 73,000 Texas Accounts

Nearly 73,000 TEFA accounts got first deposits July 1 and the state marketplace opened with tens of thousands of items.

Who benefits from school vouchers? Early data casts doubt on Texas school choice rollout

Lawmakers said school choice would serve students with disabilities and public school students. The numbers say otherwise.
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TEFA applications hitting record numbers on program’s first day, acting Texas comptroller says

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced that a record number of students have applied for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) since applications opened on Wednesday.
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Over 160,000 Texas students apply for new Texas school voucher program

With only a week to go before the application window closes, Texas reports that over 160,000 students have applied for a Texas Education Freedom Account, or TEFA. Data from the Texas Comptroller's ...