Tasha Barreda applied for school vouchers for her 13-year-old daughter, Emma, but was denied because she didn't provide the state with a tax form she doesn't complete because of her veteran status.

With the new Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA), some teachers are looking at a side hustle that fits what they already do best: tutoring.

In Region 20, which encompasses students in the San Antonio area, there were 30,815 applications submitted.

In a Thursday letter, Paxton said Hancock jeopardized the state’s defense in the case by leaking a separate letter he sent to the AG’s office on Tuesday.

San Antonio Independent School District administrators laid out the district’s projected $46 million deficit to the board of trustees Monday night.

More than 163,000 applications for Texas Education Freedom Accounts are in for students across the state. San Antonio students represent 19,422 of the total applicants so far.

Northside Independent School District is facing a $35 million budget deficit. But, that’s down significantly from when it once neared $108 million.

Families of students with disabilities could receive up to an additional $30,000, but only if they have completed a recent Individualized Education Program.

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.

Texas families will soon have access to a new educational funding program that could help cover private school costs and other educational expenses. The Texas Education Freedom Accountson program is set to launch with applications opening Feb. 4.

Teachers and educators can cash in on the Education Savings Account program passed by the state Legislature, also known informally as school vouchers.

The Archdiocese of San Antonio has announced it will include all of its Catholic schools in the state’s new Education Savings Account program, informally known as school vouchers.

Students with disabilities, who come from low-income families and plan to attend private school, have the potential to receive the most amount of money through the Education Savings Account program.

Texas families are preparing to apply for state funds to pay for their students’ tuition and other education benefits.

Families interested in learning about new education savings accounts and school vouchers can attend a town hall Thursday at Vineyard Christian School on Huebner Road, with information available in Spanish.

The growing number of schooling options for local students can be overwhelming for parents, especially after private school vouchers became law in Texas in May. A local organization is expanding its services for families trying to figure it out.

Texas lawmakers on Thursday passed a $1 billion education bill that allows families to use public money to pay for private school tuition, a major victory for school voucher proponents nationwide that was cheered on by President Donald Trump.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott joined the KSAT Q&A to discuss school vouchers, tariffs and a bill that created a new regulation-cutting agency.

San Antonio lawmakers explained how a $1 billion private school voucher program could impact South Texas.

The Committee on Public Education in the Texas House of Representatives is holding a hearing on school vouchers Thursday.

The Committee on Public Education in the Texas House of Representatives is expected to hold a hearing on school vouchers sometime Thursday.

In an online statement, the archdiocese said the school has only about 100 students, has had to rely on about $250,000 from the parish each year, and has more than $1 million in deferred maintenance needs.

Scott Braddock, editor of the Quorom Report, appeared Tuesday during KSAT’s 6 O’Clock News to discuss the latest on school voucher proposals and legislation that would ban THC products in the state.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott discussed school vouchers on Tuesday at the Texas Capitol.

The Committee on Public Education in the Texas House of Representatives is holding a hearing on HB 3 on Tuesday afternoon.

Texas lawmakers began a new legislative session in mid-January, with “school choice,” “school vouchers,” and “education freedom” among the top priorities.

A school voucher bill could impact more than 500,000 homeschooled students in Texas.

Poth ISD’s superintendent says his district may adapt, but questions remain about how vouchers will impact rural education.

As Texas lawmakers debate a school voucher plan, KSAT Explains looks at the effect similar programs have had in other states.

A privately-funded school voucher program existed for 10 years in Edgewood ISD. Here’s what happened.

Gov. Greg Abbott and Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows assured private school parents on Monday that the Texas Legislature will pass school vouchers.

Local parents are divided on school voucher legislation ahead of Gov. Greg Abbott’s visit to San Antonio.

Texas lawmakers kicked off a new legislative session mid-January and it has been no secret that “school choice,” “school vouchers,” “education freedom,” or some of its other monikers, would be a top priority.

Texas State Senator from San Antonio told KSAT the Education Savings Account Program does not benefit low-income families.

With 100% of Bexar County’s 302 voter precincts reporting, KSAT 12 is projecting Republican incumbent John Lujan III as the winner of the State House District 118 race.

Steve Spriester sits down with state Rep. John Kuempel and his runoff opponent Alan Schoolcraft as school vouchers has helped define their race for Kuempel's Texas House seat.

As Texas lawmakers prepare to fight over school choice, Oklahoma lawmakers say Texans should expect a fight to get it passed.