Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 25.902 - Prohibition On Certain Discrimination In Student Dress Or Grooming Policy(a) In this section, "protective hairstyle" includes braids, locks, and twists. (b) Any student dress or grooming policy adopted by a school district, including a student dress or grooming policy for any extracurricular activity, may not discriminate against a hair texture or protective hairstyle commonly or historically associated with race. Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 223,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2023.