Gina Hinojosa pledged an end to Texas school vouchers. Can she do it?

Houston Chronicle · Elizabeth Sander · 2026-11-05 20:43 UTC

More than 110,000 Texas students received voucher awards this year. Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa has pledged to end the program, but faces hurdles.

More than 110,000 Texas students have received awards through the state's $1 billion voucher program, which helps families pay for private school tuition and homeschooling.

But the program may be on shaky ground after voters elected Democrats to all statewide offices and a majority of seats in the Texas House. Incoming Gov. Gina Hinojosa has pledged to end the voucher program, a promise she reiterated in her victory speech.

If the program is sharply curtailed, Houston may feel the biggest aftershocks: The area is home to almost a quarter of the participants, who have looked to voucher funding to help pay for private school, tutoring and therapies for their children, many of whom are low-income or have disabilities.

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