HB 268

bill making sixth graders learn to spot AI content

Filed

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Rep. Mary E. GonzálezDHouse 75

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

Caption

relating to digital citizenship instruction in public schools.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Required in social studies, starting 2027-2028. Also: respectful talk with people who disagree.

The bill rewrites the state's digital citizenship rule so the State Board of Education must require every school district to teach it and require sixth graders to complete that instruction as part of social studies. It widens what counts as digital citizenship to include spotting content made or changed by generative AI, respectful talk with people who disagree, and spotting rhetoric that incites violence based on race, religion, or political affiliation. Starting with the 2027-2028 school year, sixth graders in Texas public schools would get this instruction in their social studies class.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 99 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 641 (Died in committee). Checked against 88R and 89R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 641 (Died in committee). 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-HB268 · 2026-11-09

SOLD BY

Rep. Mary E. GonzálezDHouse 75

ITEM

relating to digital citizenship instruction in public schools.

WHAT IT DOES

Required in social studies, starting 2027-2028. Also: respectful talk with people who disagree.

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 99

by Rep. Mary González, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, Feb 23, 2023: Referred to Public Education

Relating to digital citizenship instruction in public schools.

Caption, 88R bill history

89R HB 641

by Rep. Mary González, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 4, 2025: Referred to Public Education

Relating to digital citizenship instruction in public schools.

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.

Subjects

Artificial Intelligence (IQ7C5)

Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum

INTERNET

Text

The text as introduced · 271 words

90R348 RAL-D

By: González of El Paso
H.B. No. 268

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to digital citizenship instruction in public schools.

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

SECTION 1. Section 28.002(z), Education Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(z) The State Board of Education by rule shall require each

school district to incorporate instruction in digital citizenship

into the district's curriculum, including information regarding

the potential criminal consequences of cyberbullying , and require

students enrolled in grade level six to complete instruction in

digital citizenship as part of the district's social studies

curriculum . In this subsection:

(1) "Cyberbullying" has the meaning assigned by

Section 37.0832.

(2) "Digital citizenship" means the standards of

appropriate, responsible, and healthy online behavior, including :

(A) media literacy and the ability to identify

credible sources of information, including by analyzing content

created or modified by generative artificial intelligence

technology, and to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act on

all forms of digital communication ;

(B) digital ethics, etiquette, respectful

discourse with people who have differing opinions, safety,

security, digital footprint, and the identification of rhetoric

that incites violence based on a person's race, religion, or

political affiliation; and

(C) cyberbullying prevention and response .

SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2027-2028

school year.

SECTION 3. 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.