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Both the Texas Senate and House have school voucher or educational savings account proposals that allocate extra funding for students with disabilities to use at private schools. Some families believe the money won’t guarantee an equal education for students with disabilities, but private school advocates say the educational opportunities may even be better. Leander Independent School District mom Desaray Granzow was among the crowd of teachers and parents who came to the Texas Capitol to tell lawmakers why they are against a school voucher system. “You cannot have financial accountability of public dollars in a private school, because there is no accountability in a private school,” said Granzow. “You have to have the parents and families involved to make those positive changes,” she said. Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, a sponsor of one voucher proposal, says lawmakers had students with disabilities in mind when crafting his bill that puts $1,500 into an educational savings account on top of the $10,000 to use at a private school.