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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas creates assessment commission and pauses school accountability ratings after 2025-2026
Last action · August 18, 2025: FiledSponsor: Mary González
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas establishes a 19-member Commission on Assessment and Accountability to study and recommend improvements to public school testing and rating systems, while prohibiting the commissioner of education from assigning A through F ratings to districts or campuses after the 2025-2026 school year.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Independent school districts and district campuses
Public school classroom teachers and staff
Parents of public school students
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Aug 18, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Suspension of School Rating System
The measure introduces a temporary halt to A-F district and campus ratings following the 2025-2026 school year while a legislative commission evaluates systemic reforms.
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capitol.texas.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 80)
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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