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Former ESA recipient urges Texas lawmakers to support HB 3
Summary
Adonis White, a former recipient of an ESA scholarship in Arizona, said the program paid for textbooks and athletics after he lost his sight and urged Texas lawmakers to back HB 3 during public comment.
Adonis White, a former recipient of an ESA scholarship in Arizona, told a public comment session that the program helped him after he lost his sight at age 5 and urged Texas lawmakers to support HB 3.
"When I was 5 years old, I went blind," White said. "With the ESA scholarship, I was able to pay for my textbooks, athletics and anything else I needed." He concluded, "I'm here to call all Texas lawmakers to support HB 3."
White identified himself as a former ESA scholarship recipient and described how the funds covered educational materials and extracurricular costs. The transcript supplied only his remarks; no formal action or vote is recorded in this excerpt.
The comment offers a personal account of how an Education Savings Account scholarship affected one student’s schooling and extracurricular participation. The record does not include further details about HB 3 or any legislative debate in this excerpt.
The transcript ends with White's appeal for lawmakers to back HB 3.
