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How to Start Homeschooling in Texas (2026)

The Texas Education Agency states that it does not regulate, index, monitor, approve, register, or accredit home school programs, and that parents do not need to call it to say they intend to home school. The Texas Education Freedom Accounts program, administered by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, lists up to $2,000 per year for homeschooled students.

Legal framework

Texas Education Code Section 25.086(a)(1) exempts from compulsory attendance a child who attends a private or parochial school that includes in its course a study of good citizenship. The Texas Education Agency states that a primary exemption from compulsory attendance is for students enrolled in a private or parochial school, including a home school, and that in Leeper et al. v. Arlington ISD et al. the Texas Supreme Court upheld a lower court's decision that children taught at home are exempt from the compulsory attendance requirement to the same extent as students enrolled in private schools. The agency states that parents who home school are required to follow a course of study that includes good citizenship, that it does not regulate, index, monitor, approve, register, or accredit home school programs, and that parents do not need to call it to say they intend to home school. A family whose child is enrolled in a school must contact that school to formally withdraw the child, and the school may require an informational letter of assurance about the decision.

ESA & scholarship opportunities

Texas Education Freedom Accounts is a state program administered by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. The program's pages state that homeschooled students may receive up to $2,000 per year, that the program is no longer accepting applications for the 2026-27 school year, and that families can sign up for updates about the 2027-28 application period.

• Texas Education Freedom Accounts, program site (retrieved October 2026)
• Texas Education Freedom Accounts, information for families (retrieved October 2026)
• Guide: Texas TEFA 2026 for homeschool families
• Legal framework source: Texas Education Agency, Home Schooling (retrieved October 2026)
• Legal framework source: Texas Education Agency, frequently asked questions (retrieved October 2026)
• Legal framework source: Texas Education Code Section 25.086

Curriculum landscape in Texas

The Texas Education Agency states that it does not regulate, index, monitor, approve, register, or accredit the programs available to parents who choose to home school.