The Texas House is taking up a sweeping private school voucher plan on Wednesday that is a top priority for Gov. Greg Abbott and would give students roughly $10,000 a year in taxpayer money to spend on private education.

School vouchers are moving closer to being a done deal with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pushing for lawmakers in the Texas Senate to approve the Texas House's plan to allocate taxpayer dollars to pay for private and parochial schooling.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is a step closer to signing into law a voucherlike program that would use taxpayer money to help families pay for private schools. The bill, a centerpiece of Abbott’s legislative agenda,