Texas Comptroller wants to bar Islamic schools from voucher program

By Staff Reports

January 16, 2026

As private schools in Texas register for the state’s new voucher program, Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock suggests that schools with Islamic ties be disqualified from participating.

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