HB 5423
TEA reports school closures every January 31
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 an annual report published by the Texas Education Agency regarding public school campus closures.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Campus closures counted by grade level, sent to every legislator.
The bill requires the Texas Education Agency to publish a report every January 31 counting the public school and charter school campuses that closed in the prior calendar year, broken out by grade level. It touches the education agency and gives the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker and every legislator a copy. On the ground, a yearly public tally of campus closures appears on the agency website starting September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: 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-HB5423 · 2025-03-14
SOLD BY
ITEM
relating to an annual report published by the Texas Education Agency regarding public school campus closures.
WHAT IT DOES
Campus closures counted by grade level, sent to every legislator.
The bill requires the Texas Education Agency to publish a report every January 31 counting the public school and charter school campuses that closed in the prior calendar year, broken out by grade level. It touches the education agency and gives the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker and every legislator a copy. On the ground, a yearly public tally of campus closures appears on the agency website starting September 1, 2025.
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.
THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT
CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
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 · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 9, 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.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
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
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS
Text
The text as introduced · 176 words
By: Talarico H.B. No. 5423 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to an annual report published by the Texas Education Agency regarding public school campus closures. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 7, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 7.042 to read as follows: Sec. 7.042. ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING PUBLIC SCHOOL CAMPUS CLOSURES. (a) Not later than January 31 of each year, the agency shall prepare and publish on the agency's publicly available Internet website an annual report regarding school district and open-enrollment charter school campus closures. The report must include, for the preceding calendar year, the number of campuses that have closed, disaggregated by the grade levels served by the campus, including elementary, middle, junior high, or high school. (b) The agency shall submit the report described by Subsection (a) to: (1) the governor; (2) the lieutenant governor; (3) the speaker of the house of representatives; and (4) each member of the legislature. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.