HB 267

bill adding training and oversight for bilingual programs

Filed

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade

Caption

relating to public school bilingual education programs, dual language immersion programs, and special language programs.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

TEA monitors programs. Districts report students getting no specialized instruction.

The bill orders the state education commissioner to build training materials for school administrators on bilingual and dual language immersion programs. It also makes the Texas Education Agency write rules to monitor bilingual and special language programs, help districts that fall short, and lets it ask districts for more program data. Districts that must offer these programs will report more about students who are learning English, including how many get no specialized instruction.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2164 by Rep. Guerra (Died in committee) and 89R HB 1581 by Rep. Guerra (Did not pass). Checked against 88R and 89R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 1581 by Rep. Guerra (Did not pass). Filed in 3 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 3. Filed in 3 sessions: 88R, 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

Receipt

The receipt

90R-HB267 · 2026-11-09

SOLD BY

Rep. Mary E. GonzálezDHouse 75

ITEM

relating to public school bilingual education programs, dual language immersion programs, and special language programs.

WHAT IT DOES

TEA monitors programs. Districts report students getting no specialized instruction.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 9, 2026Filed

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Mary E. González

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$10K Coalition for Working Families PAC$10K Texas Sands PAC$8K

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 16, 2024 to Jun 13, 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$10,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Mar 30, 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: 100985912, 101032788, 101058648.

Coalition for Working Families PAC$10,000.00

Coalition for Working Families PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 24 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jan 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: 101058648.

Texas Sands PAC$8,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$8,000.00

Cash: $8,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $8,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 22, 2024 to Dec 9, 2024. 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: 100985912.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Mar 30, 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: 100985912, 101032788, 101058648.

Coalition for Working Families PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 24 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jan 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: 101058648.

Texas Sands PAC

$8,000.00

Cash: $8,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $8,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 22, 2024 to Dec 9, 2024. 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: 100985912.

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.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 3 times: 88R, 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

88R HB 2164

by Rep. Guerra, different lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, May 11, 2023: Referred to Education

Relating to public school bilingual education programs, dual language immersion programs, and special language programs.

Caption, 88R bill history

89R HB 1581

by Rep. Guerra, different lead author · Did not pass · same text

Introduced text

Last action, May 14, 2025: Received from the House

Relating to public school bilingual education programs, dual language immersion programs, and special language programs.

Caption, 89R bill history

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.

Companion

SB 132 by Menéndez (identical)

Subjects

Education--Bilingual

Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum

EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS

EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF

Text

The text as introduced · 394 words

90R2507 TSS-D

By: González of El Paso
H.B. No. 267

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to public school bilingual education programs, dual

language immersion programs, and special language programs.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter J, Chapter 21, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 21.4572 to read as follows:

Sec. 21.4572. TRAINING FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS:

BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION. The commissioner,

in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, shall develop and make

available training materials and other training resources to

increase school administrators' understanding of and improve

student outcomes for:

(1) bilingual education programs offered under

Section 29.053; and

(2) dual language immersion programs described by

Section 28.0051.

SECTION 2. Section 29.066(a), Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a) A school district that is required to offer bilingual

education or special language programs shall include the following

information in the district's Public Education Information

Management System (PEIMS) report:

(1) demographic information, as determined by the

commissioner, on students enrolled in district bilingual education

or special language programs;

(2) the number and percentage of students enrolled in

each instructional model of a bilingual education or special

language program offered by the district; [ and ]

(3) the number and percentage of students identified

as emergent bilingual students who do not receive specialized

instruction ; and

(4) any other information required by the agency under

Section 29.068(b) .

SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 29, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 29.068 to read as follows:

Sec. 29.068. AGENCY MONITORING. (a) The agency shall adopt

rules providing for robust monitoring of bilingual education and

special language programs. The rules must require the agency to:

(1) review bilingual education and special language

program requirements to ensure those requirements prioritize

meeting student needs and closing learning gaps for emergent

bilingual students; and

(2) engage directly with school districts offering

bilingual education or special language programs to improve

outcomes for emergent bilingual students, including by identifying

districts offering programs with deficiencies and providing

technical assistance to those districts.

(b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) may include

requiring school districts that offer bilingual education or

special language programs to provide additional information

relevant to the programs through the Public Education Information

Management System (PEIMS) under Section 29.066.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.