Texas' chief financial officer requested that lawmakers double the amount of money available for the state's private school voucher program, resulting in a total of more than $2 billion.

In the appropriations request for 2028-29 biennium, Texas Comptroller Don Huffines asked the Legislature to raise the program's base funding by $1 billion so more families can use taxpayer money to cover private school or home schooling costs.

Officials from the comptroller's office noted Thursday that the request was based on the number of current participants and students on the waitlist, as required by state law.