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Texas taxpayers will foot bill for parents to send children to Islamic private schools after judge ruled vouchers must be given to Muslims

Daily Mail
By ALEXA CIMINO
20 March 2026

Texas taxpayers will help pay for children to attend Islamic private schools after a federal judge ordered the state to stop excluding them from a voucher program worth $1 billion.

The move comes after a group of Muslim parents and schools sued the state, arguing they were unfairly blocked from the initiative simply because of their religion.

At least four Islamic schools have now been approved to receive the taxpayer-funded vouchers, marking a major shift in how the program is being rolled out.

The schools now included in the program are Bayaan Academy, a virtual school with a Texas base; Brighter Horizons Academy, a K-12 school in the Dallas area; Excellence Academy, a Montessori school north of Dallas; and Houston Quran Academy, a K-12 school in Katy.

The Comptroller's office, led by Kelly Hancock, said three Islamic schools were admitted this week, bringing the total to at least four, including Bayaan Academy, which had previously been removed and later reinstated.

Texas recently launched the initiative known as Education Freedom Accounts to give parents more control over where their children go to school.

The program allows families to use public money to help pay for private school tuition, homeschooling or specialized education for children with disabilities.

In most cases, families can receive about $10,400 per child for private school, up to $30,000 for children with disabilities, and around $2,000 for homeschooling.

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[berdie]

Although I don't like it...if other parochial schools are included, there is precedent set. I didn't see that in the article.

[Hoodat]

Equal protection.