Tex. Educ. Code § 25.902 · Subchapter Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO STUDENTS
PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN DISCRIMINATION IN STUDENT DRESS OR GROOMING POLICY.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this section, "protective hairstyle" includes braids, locks, and twists.
(b) Any student dress or grooming policy adopted by a school district, including a student dress or grooming policy for any extracurricular activity, may not discriminate against a hair texture or protective hairstyle commonly or historically associated with race.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 223 (H.B. 567), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.25.htm
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