The leader of the Texas Senate revealed his top 25 priorities for the legislative session and said more will come.

Senate Bill 2, authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), would create an "Education Savings Account" (ESA) program that would allow Texas families to use public tax dollars to help pay for private education.

The House and Senate are aligning on priorities, meaning school choice, teacher raises, and property tax cuts could be on the table this session, a political science professor told ABC13.

A proposal to create a school voucher-like plan for Texas was advanced by the Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday night, giving voucher supporters like Gov. Greg Abbott their first major win of the legislative session.

The Texas House and Senate are both seeking $1 billion for school choice this year, according to budget proposals shared Wednesday.

There's also about $6.5 billion in additional money for property tax relief on top of what was passed two years ago. That may include what the Senate has proposed, which is an increase in the homestead exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 for most homeowners. For seniors, the exemption would rise from $110,000 to $150,000.

The Senate education committee will hear public testimony on Senate Bill 2, which would establish education savings accounts.

Under SB 2, the proposed $1 billion in the budget would mean roughly up to 100,000 Texas students who want to enroll in an accredited private school could participate in the voucher program. Public schools in Texas currently enroll about 5.5 million students.

House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1, Jan. 22. The proposals include billions of dollars for border security, property tax cuts, public school funding, water infrastructure and private school vouchers.

Budget estimates released Tuesday showed the cost of the Texas Senate’s “ school choice” bill would nearly quadruple in four years.

Neither Bridges nor Nagore has met new local state representatives Trey Wharton and Paul Dyson. Bridges said he intends to watch some of the session online when time allows. His hope for the session is that the Legislature will remember the state’s private and parochial schools.