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.

Last year, the Legislature approved $1 billion for the rollout and the 2026-27 school year, the first of the program.