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

Tex. Education Code § 51.453: TEXTBOOK ASSISTANCE INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS.

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  1. EDUCATION CODE
  2. TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION
  3. SUBTITLE A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL
  4. CHAPTER 51. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HIGHER EDUCATION
  5. SUBCHAPTER I. TEXTBOOKS

To the extent practicable, an institution of higher education shall make reasonable efforts to disseminate to its students information regarding:

(1) available institutional programs for renting textbooks or for purchasing used textbooks;

(2) available institutional guaranteed textbook buyback programs;

(3) available institutional programs for alternative delivery of textbook content;

(4) the availability of courses and sections of courses that require or recommend only open educational resources; and

(5) other available institutional textbook cost-savings strategies.

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 213 (H.B. 33), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.

Amended by:

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (S.B. 810), Sec. 37, eff. June 9, 2017.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:05Z. Source file · JSON

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