Texas Rejected an AI-Driven School’s Bid to Open a Charter. The State Still Approved It for the Voucher Program. by Lexi Churchill Co-published with The Texas Tribune September 2, 2026, 6:00 am

Texas Rejected an AI-Driven School’s Bid to Open a Charter. The State Still Approved It for the Voucher Program. by Lexi Churchill Co-published with The Texas Tribune September 2, 2026, 6:00 am https://www.propublica.org/article/alpha-school-texas-vouchers-ai?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature The Texas education board, which typically approves most charter applications it reviews, rejected Alpha School’s request last year. Then Alpha quadrupled its Texas private school campuses, most of which are eligible for the state's voucher program.