Texas House members debated into the night the bill that would spend $1 billion of taxpayer money for education savings accounts, allowing students to attend private school. Democratic State Rep. James Talarico of Austin proposed an amendment to require Texas voters to approve this legislation before it could become law.

The lower chamber overwhelmingly voted in favor of House Bill 2, a sweeping $8 billion piece of legislation that would also limit schools’ reliance on teachers without formal classroom training.