{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.407","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 21.407","heading":"REQUIRING OR COERCING TEACHERS TO JOIN GROUPS, CLUBS, COMMITTEES, OR ORGANIZATIONS: POLITICAL AFFAIRS.","body":"(a) A school district board of trustees or school district employee may not directly or indirectly require or coerce any teacher to join any group, club, committee, organization, or association.\n(b) A school district board of trustees or school district employee may not directly or indirectly coerce any teacher to refrain from participating in political affairs in the teacher's community, state, or nation.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS","CHAPTER 21. EDUCATORS","SUBCHAPTER I. DUTIES AND BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.21.htm#21.407","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"3cac3b368734881fbe22b7bfea4c699ac0f4752783c4a2da97826eea7222ad68","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.406","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.408"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}