{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-25.902","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 25.902","heading":"PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN DISCRIMINATION IN STUDENT DRESS OR GROOMING POLICY.","body":"(a) In this section, \"protective hairstyle\" includes braids, locks, and twists.\n(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.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 223 (H.B. 567), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE E. STUDENTS AND PARENTS","CHAPTER 25. ADMISSION, TRANSFER, AND ATTENDANCE","SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO STUDENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.25.htm#25.902","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"ecab4894f01827cc692f137f868e94588974953bc9df79e4289cf4f51e190c4f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-25.901","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-25.904"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}