This important legislation will strengthen and solidify the educational freedoms we cherish in the Lone Star State.
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – On Monday, May 26, 2025, the Homeschool Freedom Act (House Bill 2674) passed the legislature with a final Senate vote of 21-10.
HB 2674, authored by State Representative David Cook and sponsored in the Senate by Senator Brent Hagenbuch, affirms and strengthens the legal protections that shield Texas homeschoolers from bureaucratic overreach. The proposed law would prevent state agencies such as the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the State Board of Education (SBOE) from creating or enforcing their own regulations on homeschooling.
Although the TEA currently affirms it “does not regulate, index, monitor, approve, register, or accredit” homeschool programs, HB 2674 codifies this practice into law—ensuring it cannot be changed at the discretion of agency officials in the future.
Thanks to the tireless efforts of our team at the Capitol, working alongside legislators and staff on behalf of all Texas homeschool families, we are excited about the passage of the Homeschool Freedom Act. This important legislation will strengthen and solidify the educational freedoms we cherish in the Lone Star State.
Texas has a long history of defending homeschool freedom. In the 1980s and 1990s, homeschool families faced intense legal persecution after the TEA and SBOE attempted to criminalize home education—despite it being legal for all of Texas history. Families were arrested, prosecuted, and even had their children taken by Child Protective Services. After nearly a decade of litigation, the Texas Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the legality of homeschooling in the landmark Leeper v. Arlington ISD decision.
HB 2674 is a proactive safeguard to ensure that no agency can bypass the will of the people and lawmakers by unilaterally imposing new restrictions on homeschoolers.
Across the nation, families have consistently stood against increased regulation, and Texas intends to do the same. By passing HB 2674, legislators aim to preserve the freedom of parents to direct their children's education without interference for generations to come.
HB 2674 is a proactive safeguard to ensure that no agency can bypass the will of the people and lawmakers by unilaterally imposing new restrictions on homeschoolers.
Across the nation, families have consistently stood against increased regulation, and Texas intends to do the same. By passing HB 2674, legislators aim to preserve the freedom of parents to direct their children's education without interference for generations to come.
