Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants the Senate to accept the latest version of the school choice proposal that would create education savings accounts in the state.

Pearland Republican Jeff Barry has long been skeptical of school vouchers, but on Thursday morning he voted to create what could become the largest voucher program in the nation. Barry, a freshman House lawmaker,

The legislation approved $10,000 annual funding for Texas families to allocate toward private education while homeschoolers could access up to $2,000.