HB 259
Relating to the publication of annual financial statements by public schools.
Filed
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to the publication of annual financial statements by public schools.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
The bill requires open-enrollment charter schools to make their annual financial statement available under the public information law and keep it posted on the school's website at all times.
The bill requires open-enrollment charter schools to make their annual financial statement available under the public information law and keep it posted on the school's website at all times. It also removes school districts and charter schools from the state law that makes local districts submit their annual financial statement to a local newspaper, and it deletes the special school-district newspaper deadline. On the ground, charter schools gain a website posting duty, and school districts no longer have to send their statements to a newspaper under this section.
Receipt
The receipt
90R-HB259 · 2026-11-09
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ITEM
relating to the publication of annual financial statements by public schools.
WHAT IT DOES
The bill requires open-enrollment charter schools to make their annual financial statement available under the public information law and keep it posted on the school's website at all times.
The bill requires open-enrollment charter schools to make their annual financial statement available under the public information law and keep it posted on the school's website at all times. It also removes school districts and charter schools from the state law that makes local districts submit their annual financial statement to a local newspaper, and it deletes the special school-district newspaper deadline. On the ground, charter schools gain a website posting duty, and school districts no longer have to send their statements to a newspaper under this section.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
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 31, 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.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$192,192.00
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$192,192.00
- Cash
- $65,000.00
- Paid by others
- $127,192.00
- Total
- $192,192.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Sep 17, 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: 101010834, 101033425, 101040992, 101069649.
Texas Sands PAC$37,000.00
Texas Sands PAC
$37,000.00
- Cash
- $37,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $37,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Oct 12, 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: 101012342, 101040992, 101072660.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$192,192.00
- Cash
- $65,000.00
- Paid by others
- $127,192.00
- Total
- $192,192.00
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Jun 24, 2025 to Sep 17, 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: 101010834, 101033425, 101040992, 101069649.
Texas Sands PAC
$37,000.00
- Cash
- $37,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $37,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Oct 12, 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: 101012342, 101040992, 101072660.
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 a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:32 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Subjects
Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance
Education--School Districts
Text
The text as introduced · 350 words
90R2250 PRL-D By: Curry H.B. No. 259 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the publication of annual financial statements by public schools. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 12.1169 to read as follows: Sec. 12.1169. PUBLICATION OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT. The governing body of an open-enrollment charter school shall take action to ensure that the school's financial statement prepared under Section 140.005, Local Government Code, is made available in the manner provided by Chapter 552, Government Code, and is posted continuously on the school's Internet website. SECTION 2. The heading to Section 140.006, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 140.006. PUBLICATION OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY [ SCHOOL, ] ROAD[ , ] OR OTHER DISTRICT. SECTION 3. Sections 140.006(a), (d), and (e), Local Government Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) Except as provided by Subsection [ Subsections (c) and ] (e), the presiding officer of a governing body shall submit a financial statement prepared under Section 140.005 to a newspaper in each county in which the district or any part of the district is located. (d) A statement shall be published not later than two months after the date the fiscal year ends[ , except that a school district's statement shall be published not later than the 150th day after the date the fiscal year ends and in accordance with the accounting method required by the Texas Education Agency ]. (e) This section does not apply to : (1) a school district; (2) an open-enrollment charter school; or (3) an entity created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. SECTION 4. Section 140.006(c), Local Government Code, is repealed. SECTION 5. 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, 2027.