Texas will implement a $1 billion school voucher program, one of the largest in the country, that uses public dollars to fund private school tuition. Gov. Greg Abbott signed the bill Saturday, capping off a yearslong effort by Republicans.

Republican lawmakers and supporters say it will let parents pull their children out of poor-performing public schools.

Gov. Greg Abbott has signed the $1 billion controversial school choice bill into law, allowing for taxpayer money to be used to help qualifying students pay for private school tuition. "Today is the culmination of a movement that has swept across the state and our country," Abbott said Saturday.