HB 5162
bill ending school district breakaways
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to repealing the authority to create a school district by detachment of territory from an existing school district.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
No more new districts carved out of existing ones.
The bill repeals the part of the Education Code that lets a new school district be created by splitting territory off an existing school district. It touches residents, landowners and local groups who might want to break away and form their own district, and the existing districts that would lose that territory. Once it takes effect, that legal path to a breakaway district is gone, and the bill says nothing about efforts already underway.
Labels
Labels: QUICK READ: 104 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 104 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB5162 · 2025-03-14
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ITEM
relating to repealing the authority to create a school district by detachment of territory from an existing school district.
WHAT IT DOES
No more new districts carved out of existing ones.
The bill repeals the part of the Education Code that lets a new school district be created by splitting territory off an existing school district. It touches residents, landowners and local groups who might want to break away and form their own district, and the existing districts that would lose that territory. Once it takes effect, that legal path to a breakaway district is gone, and the bill says nothing about efforts already underway.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Public Education
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$16,500.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$16,500.00
- Cash
- $16,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $16,500.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100986384, 101011678, 101030225, 101071800.
Blackridge$7,000.00
Blackridge
$7,000.00
- Cash
- $7,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $7,000.00
Also funds 86 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2025 to Jun 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101030225, 101062403.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$16,500.00
- Cash
- $16,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $16,500.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100986384, 101011678, 101030225, 101071800.
Blackridge
$7,000.00
- Cash
- $7,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $7,000.00
Also funds 86 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2025 to Jun 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101030225, 101062403.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Mar 14, 2025
04/07/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Public Education · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Education--School Districts
Text
The text as introduced · 104 words
89R16126 MEW-D By: Bryant H.B. No. 5162 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to repealing the authority to create a school district by detachment of territory from an existing school district. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 13, Education Code, is repealed. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.