WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Texas State Technical College will accept state funds from education savings accounts next year.
Students in grades K-12 are eligible for ESAs. The Texas Legislature passed SB 2 in February 2025.
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock toured TSTC to get a first-hand look at the courses and training offered there.
“They can make a living and be successful, which means providing more opportunities, which is what the education savings accounts do,” Hancock said.
Hancock said ESA’s can be used to give students a head start in career training.
“You’re going to find a lot of students that have been stuck in a classroom and it’s not their forte to sit there hour after hour and be still and not move,” Hancock said. “This allows them hands-on.”
Hancock hopes this will giv