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A proposed education bill introduced in the Texas Senate on Friday would allow families to use taxpayer money to send their kids to private schools, among other measures. Senate Bill 8 would give families up to $8,000 taxpayer dollars per student to pay for private schooling through an educational savings account. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is a strong backer of the proposal. Rural GOP lawmakers have opposed similar measures in the past, but the new proposal would fully fund school districts with fewer than 20-thousand students.