{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-12.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 12.052","heading":"AUTHORIZATION.","body":"(a) In accordance with this subchapter, the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a home-rule school district shall grant or deny, through a public vote of the board of trustees or governing body, a charter to parents and teachers for a campus or a program on a campus if the board is presented with a petition signed by:\n(1) the parents of a majority of the students at that school campus; and\n(2) a majority of the classroom teachers at that school campus.\n(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), the signature of only one parent of a student is required.\n(c) The board of trustees may not arbitrarily deny a charter under this section.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140 (S.B. 2), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE C. LOCAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE","CHAPTER 12. CHARTERS","SUBCHAPTER C. CAMPUS OR CAMPUS PROGRAM CHARTER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.12.htm#12.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"bc0c08350a304aff50cf74a11568f6a674aebfa0856ceb7383dc3d5b391c28aa","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-12.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-12.0521"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}