TX HB5261 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature

Texas House Bill 5261

Status

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on March 14 2025 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-05-13 - Placed on General State Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Relating to designating the Windham School District to provide postsecondary education to inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Title

Relating to designating the Windham School District to provide postsecondary education to inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-13	House	Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-11	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-05-10	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-09	House	Committee report distributed
2025-05-09	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-23	House	Reported favorably as substituted
2025-04-23	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-04-23	House	Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-16	House	Left pending in committee
2025-04-16	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-16	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-04-16	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-16	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-07	House	Referred to Corrections
2025-04-07	House	Read first time
2025-03-14	House	Filed

Same As/Similar To

SB1649 (Similar To) 2025-03-11 - Referred to Criminal Justice
SB1649 (Similar To) 2025-03-11 - Referred to Criminal Justice

Subjects

CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
Education
Education--Higher
Education--Higher--General
Education--School Districts
HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS
LICENSING & REGULATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed
WINDHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT
WORKFORCE COMMISSION, TEXAS

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB5261
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB05261I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB05261H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB05261I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB05261H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB05261H.htm