Monitoring the SessionHB 544
Filed
THE TEXT
“The agency shall conduct a study regarding standardizing”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The only real duty is a study and a report due by September 1, 2028. No design standard or mandate takes effect, and any action waits on a later legislature.
Study, task force, commission, reportInitial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding standardizing building designs for public schools.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
No standard, no mandate. Just a TEA report due September 1, 2028, then it expires!
The bill orders the Texas Education Agency to study whether the state should offer standard building designs for new public school campuses. It touches the agency and, only on paper for now, school districts that build new campuses, since the study looks at a set of 10 designs districts would have to choose from and at the possible cost savings. Nothing changes on the ground yet: the agency sends a report to state leaders by September 1, 2028, and the law expires in 2029.
Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 4567 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-HB544 · 2026-11-09
relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding standardizing building designs for public schools.
No standard, no mandate. Just a TEA report due September 1, 2028, then it expires!
The bill orders the Texas Education Agency to study whether the state should offer standard building designs for new public school campuses. It touches the agency and, only on paper for now, school districts that build new campuses, since the study looks at a set of 10 designs districts would have to choose from and at the possible cost savings. Nothing changes on the ground yet: the agency sends a report to state leaders by September 1, 2028, and the law expires in 2029.
[x] STUDY, TASK FORCE, COMMISSION, REPORTanalysis confidence 60%
THE TEXT
“The agency shall conduct a study regarding standardizing”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The only real duty is a study and a report due by September 1, 2028. No design standard or mandate takes effect, and any action waits on a later legislature.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Curry, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Apr 3, 2025: Referred to Public Education
Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding standardizing building designs for public schools.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:34 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Education--Primary & Secondary--Facilities
The text as introduced · 204 words
90R713 RAL-D By: Curry H.B. No. 544 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding standardizing building designs for public schools. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "agency" means the Texas Education Agency. SECTION 2. STUDY REGARDING STANDARDIZED BUILDING DESIGNS. (a) The agency shall conduct a study regarding standardizing building designs for public schools. (b) The study conducted under this section must: (1) determine the feasibility of establishing a set of 10 standardized building designs that a school district must choose from when building a new campus; and (2) evaluate the effective cost savings to individual school districts from providing standardized building designs for school districts building a new campus. SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2028, the agency shall submit a report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chair of each standing committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over education that includes the results of the study conducted under this Act. SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2029. SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.