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 gaps over eligibility and on spending levels are narrower than the fundamental differences of the previous session.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, who passed the nation's first school voucher program, spoke about school choice legislation on March 25. House Speaker Dustin Burrows says he expects the legislation to make it through the Texas House for the first time.