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Texas Homeschool Requirements & Resources

Find official Texas homeschool laws, withdrawal information, education funding, virtual-learning options, statewide organizations, and other helpful resources for families homeschooling in Texas.

Last reviewed: August 4, 2026

Official Homeschool Information

State agency information and official resources.

Texas Education Agency — Home Schooling
The main official resource for Texas homeschool guidance, transfers, graduation, and curriculum information.

Texas Alternative Schooling Options
Explains homeschooling, private schools, and public virtual-school options.

Texas Home School Policy Letter
Official guidance on withdrawal, letters of assurance, transfers, testing access, and course credit.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
Optional state academic standards families may use when planning instruction.

Texas School and District Finder
Find public schools, districts, boundaries, and contact information.

HSLDA — Texas Homeschool Laws
A supplemental plain-language overview of Texas homeschool requirements.

Laws & Requirements

General requirements, compulsory age and related guidance.

Official Texas Homeschool Requirements
Summarizes the Leeper court ruling, required instruction, transfers, and graduation recognition.

Texas Commissioner’s Home School Policy Letter
Explains withdrawal, letters of assurance, public-school reentry, and homeschool student testing access.

Texas Education Code § 25.086
Contains the compulsory-attendance exemptions that apply to qualifying private education.

Texas Education Code § 51.9241
Requires Texas colleges to treat homeschool graduates under the same general admission standards as public-school graduates.

UIL Homeschool Participation FAQs
Explains current eligibility rules for homeschool participation in public-school UIL activities.

2026–2027 UIL District Participation Information
Lists districts that have reported opting out of homeschool participation.

Scholarships & Funding

Available programs, financial assistance and funding information.

Texas Education Freedom Accounts
The official program page for funding, timelines, announcements, and account information.

TEFA Information for Families
Explains eligibility, approved expenses, award priorities, and future application updates.

TEFA Provider and Vendor Finder
Search participating educational programs, tutors, services, and vendors.

Texas Dual-Credit Information
General information about earning high school and college credit at the same time.

Texas Student Financial Aid Programs
Information about state grants, scholarships, exemptions, and college financial aid.

Texas Grant and Loan Programs
Browse state postsecondary grants and financial-aid programs.

Virtual & Online Education

State virtual programs and online education options.

Texas Virtual and Hybrid Education
The main official resource for public virtual courses, programs, and campuses.

Full-Time Virtual and Hybrid Programs
Information about approved full-time programs operated by districts and charter schools.

Texas Virtual Course Options
Browse information about individual online courses offered through public-school systems.

Texas Virtual School Network Online Schools
Information about free, full-time online public-school options.

UT High School Homeschool Options
Offers individual online courses and a full-time state-accredited diploma program.

Find Texas Public Schools
Search for districts, charter schools, and available virtual programs.

Forms & Contacts

Helpful forms, filing information and agency contacts.

Official Texas Withdrawal Guidance
Explains the written notice needed to withdraw a student for homeschooling.

Texas Homeschool Withdrawal Letter Generator
Creates a withdrawal email or letter for a student currently enrolled in public school.

Sample Homeschool Assurance Letter
A sample response when a school district requests written assurance of homeschooling.

Texas School District Locator
Find the district and schools serving a residential address.

TEA Homeschool Contact Information
Provides official guidance and links for homeschool-related questions.

Texas Education Freedom Account Family Resources
Access funding information, family updates, support, and account resources.

Statewide Organizations

Statewide associations and homeschool support organizations.

Texas Home School Coalition
A statewide organization offering advocacy, legal assistance, events, planning tools, and family support.

THSC — How to Homeschool
Getting-started guidance covering legal requirements, curriculum, withdrawal, and planning.

THSC Local Homeschool Group Finder
Search hundreds of local, regional, and virtual homeschool groups across Texas.

Texas Home Educators
A statewide nonprofit offering resources, events, memberships, and family support.

Texas Home Educators — Start Here
Basic information for families considering or beginning homeschooling.

Texas Homeschool Resource Directory
Find regional groups, support groups, co-ops, sports, classes, and other resources.

HSLDA Texas Resources
Supplemental legal, withdrawal, recordkeeping, special-education, and high-school information.

Quick Links

Important state-specific homeschool links in one place.