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Texas · 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2025) · Bill

HB 8: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.

Introduced Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 8 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on August 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability. Primary sponsor: Terry Wilson (Republican), Brooks Landgraf (Republican), Will Metcalf (Republican), Brad Buckley (Republican). It lists 20 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 4, 2025): Filed.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 23

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Terry WilsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Brooks LandgrafPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Will MetcalfPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Brad BuckleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Cecil BellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Greg BonnenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Ben BumgarnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Charles CunninghamCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse127
Jay DeanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Cody HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Richard HayesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Cole HefnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Helen KerwinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Stan KitzmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Marc LaHoodCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse121
Terri Leo-WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Janie LopezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
A.J. LouderbackCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30
John LujanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Matt MorganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26
Tom OliversonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
Katrina PiersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Shelby SlawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
VanDeaverCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source