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Texas lawmakers debate school choice vouchers in public hearing
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Texas lawmakers debate school choice vouchers in public hearing

A debate about HB 3 has been going on all morning in Austin. NBC 5’s Larry Collins tells us what representatives of the Texas House have been discussing. 

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