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.

WORKING FOR TEXAS PRIVATE SCHOOLS

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 ESA program and FAQ’s.

WHAT'S HAPPENING
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Now that the dust has settled, here’s a report on how many bills were filed and passed during the legislative session. The governor has until June 22 to sign or veto recently passed bills, so we won’t know until then how many of the bills passed become law. 
#txlege #txed #privateschools

Now that the dust has settled, here’s a report on how many bills were filed and passed during the legislative session. The governor has until June 22 to sign or veto recently passed bills, so we won’t know until then how many of the bills passed become law.
#txlege #txed #privateschools
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June 4th
Today is the first day of the legislative interim, but we have plenty of work to do to implement school choice and other bills. Make sure you’re signed up for our ESA Implementation Summits and stay tuned for a complete bill roundup in our Thursday member newsletter. 
#schoolchoice

Today is the first day of the legislative interim, but we have plenty of work to do to implement school choice and other bills. Make sure you’re signed up for our ESA Implementation Summits and stay tuned for a complete bill roundup in our Thursday member newsletter.
#schoolchoice
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June 3rd
Whew, that was a close one! As the sun sets today on the legislative session, our priority bill SB 571 was declared officially passed and on its way to the governor, who said publicly he will sign it. The bill will close all of the investigating and reporting loopholes for the Do Not Hire List. 
#txlege #txed

Whew, that was a close one! As the sun sets today on the legislative session, our priority bill SB 571 was declared officially passed and on its way to the governor, who said publicly he will sign it. The bill will close all of the investigating and reporting loopholes for the Do Not Hire List.
#txlege #txed
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June 2nd
Over the weekend, the Texas Legislature approved a supplemental budget for the current fiscal year which contains an extra nearly $7.5 million for administrative costs to get the ESA program up and running, including 28 FTEs.
#txlege #txed

Over the weekend, the Texas Legislature approved a supplemental budget for the current fiscal year which contains an extra nearly $7.5 million for administrative costs to get the ESA program up and running, including 28 FTEs.
#txlege #txed
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June 2nd

Happy to see that Gov. Greg Abbott will be signing this bill once it reaches his desk - it's one of our priorities this session. It passed the Texas House today with an amendment, so the Senate must either concur with the amendment or it will go to a conference committee. ... See MoreSee Less

May 28th
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School Choice is Coming to Texas!

Senate Bill 2, officially establishing a statewide Education Savings Account (ESA) program, was signed into law and will start for the 2026-2027 school year.

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