Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows on Tuesday said more than enough House members are lined up in support of private school vouchers, building on his earlier optimism that the measure would overcome longstanding opposition from Democrats and rural Republicans.

The Texas House Public Education Committee is expected to pass the lower chamber's version of a school voucher bill next week.

The education savings account or school voucher bill is stalled in committee in the Texas House. But it could be up for a vote that sends it to the house floor as early as Tuesday. Monday night, a call to action by a group called Pastors for Texas Children,