WACO, Texas — The welding lab at Texas State Technical College runs three shifts around the clock to keep up with demand. Come January, even more students could join those sparks flying as Texas launches its first statewide school choice program.

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock toured the TSTC Waco campus on Tuesday, Sept. 9 to highlight how families will be able to use the new Education Savings Account program to pay for technical training that leads directly to high-paying careers.

"There's a huge demand out there and good income to have," Hancock said, watching students work on welding projects in the college's aerospace center. "We need to let them know as soon as possible."

The ESA program, funded with $1 billion from the Texas Legislature, allows families to use state mo

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