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Texas Vouchers Favor Low-Income, Disabled; Latino Families Waitlisted

6/18/2026

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Texas Education Freedom Accounts prioritize disabled and low-income students, leaving middle-income Latino families like the Contrerases on the waitlist.
The program, launched in fall, has allocated $1 billion and awarded about 95,000 accounts as of May, 43% to former public-school students.
Ian’s April ADHD diagnosis does not qualify him for the current voucher round, with only a quarter of recipients identifying as Latino.

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Story summary

Texas Education Freedom Accounts prioritize disabled and low-income students, leaving middle-income Latino families like the Contrerases on the waitlist.
The program, launched in fall, has allocated $1 billion and awarded about 95,000 accounts as of May, 43% to former public-school students.
Ian’s April ADHD diagnosis does not qualify him for the current voucher round, with only a quarter of recipients identifying as Latino.