Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Education Code § 25.902: PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN DISCRIMINATION IN STUDENT DRESS OR GROOMING POLICY.

Where this section sits in the code

EDUCATION CODE
TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION
SUBTITLE E. STUDENTS AND PARENTS
CHAPTER 25. ADMISSION, TRANSFER, AND ATTENDANCE
SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO STUDENTS

(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.

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 223 (H.B. 567), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

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