We Are The Voice of Texas Private Schools
The Texas Private Schools Association supports and advocates for Texas private schools so they can serve the needs of Texas students.
We Support Educational Excellence
With over 900 accredited private schools serving 290,000 students in every corner of the state, TPSA provides resources, advocacy, and representation to help schools pursue academic excellence, to assist them in growing to meet Texas’ needs, and to protect them from excessive regulation.
We Advocate for Independence
TPSA plays a critical role in the Texas educational landscape by representing private schools in both Austin and Washington, D.C., ensuring they remain independent. Recent advocacy efforts on legislative issues such as school safety, student privacy, curriculum standards, admissions policies, and private school rights have protected the state’s private schools from onerous regulations.
School Choice Information for Families
Get up-to-date information about school choice in Texas, including details about the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program and FAQ’s.
Nope. Not only are the costs of school choice programs not “bankrupting” states, but biased calculations also ignore savings or benefits. #privateschools #schoolchoice #txlege
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Is Universal Choice Bankrupting States?
www.edchoice.org
Arguing that universal school choice will “bankrupt states” is like looking at your grocery receipt, seeing the line for coffee, and declaring you’re headed for foreclosure.The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has banners for schools to display to let families know your school will accept TEFA students. They can be printed from the Comptroller’s TEFA Resource Toolkit or a school can request that one be printed by the Comptroller’s office and delivered.
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Today is Election Day – among the many races are all 150 seats in the Texas House and about half of the Texas Senate. Your vote will impact education policy decisions in the next legislative session. Please vote! ... See MoreSee Less
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Texas sued over excluding Islamic schools in voucher program
www.texastribune.org
The federal lawsuit argues Texas officials are engaging in religious discrimination by preventing Islamic private schools from accessing state voucher money.🚀 143,000 and growing.
More than 143,000 students have applied for Texas Education Freedom Accounts — and Texas families are making their voices heard.
⏳ Deadline: March 17
🎟 Lottery-based selection — not first come, first served
⭐ Priority for students with disabilities & low- and middle-income families
📲 Quick, mobile-friendly application
Momentum is building. Don’t miss your opportunity.
👉 Apply now:
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Want to know more about the students who have applied for TEFA? The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has released a breakdown of their income, educational setting and priority tier of those who applied through Feb. 22: educationfreedom.texas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/TEFA-Fact-Sheet.pdf
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With more than 115,000 student applications to TEFA, schools are understandably anxious to know which ones chose their school. That information will be available at the end of the application period, if not sooner, and the information will be in the school portal.
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Are you prepared if immigration officials appear on your campus? What about if students wish to protest? Fisher Phillips has put together guidance for schools to proactively prepare, safeguard students and staff and ensure legal compliance:
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2026 Updated FAQs and Immigration Enforcement Guidance For K-12 Schools
www.fisherphillips.com
Increased immigration enforcement in Minnesota, Maine, and beyond is raising concerns for K-12 private and independent schools. In order to safeguard students and staff while ensuring legal…It took less than two week for TEFA applications to hit the 100,000 mark – with a month left to apply! A new analysis from the Texas Comptroller shows a breakdown of the students who have applied so far: educationfreedom.texas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/TEFA-Fact-Sheet.pdf
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