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Texas

Reviewed policies, grades and school implementation dates. District examples cover 0 distinct districts; it is not a statewide implementation survey.

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Detailed device brief

Rules for use: affected grades and timing

Personal devices · statewide finding

Elementary
Full school day
Middle
Full school day
High
Full school day

Local policies must prohibit personal wireless communication device use during the school day.

2025 enactment; policies required within 90 days of the effective date.

Exceptions & source ↗

School devices, screen time and student AI

No reviewed policy is available here for these topics yet. Further research appears in the policy explorer.

Learning & relevant rules for use

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Teacher capacity, funding & delivery

No reviewed support program is listed here yet. Individual policy details include any documented funding or training provision.

Questions for a district curriculum meeting
  1. Which students receive instruction, in which grades and subjects, and for how much time?
  2. What sequence connects computing concepts, data, AI understanding and digital judgment?
  3. Who teaches it, and what training, preparation time and accessible materials do they receive?
  4. Which documented funding or services can support delivery, and what remains a local budget decision?
  5. What student work demonstrates understanding? Check who participates and who is missing.

These are Stewart Brown’s planning questions, not additional legal requirements.

Research awaiting review (2 records)

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Reviewed policy findings, district examples & history (2 records)

Restrictions

Current evidence indexed

1 action in this collection

Governance

Current evidence indexed

1 action in this collection

Learning

Evidence gap

No current statewide record indexed. Research remains open.

Current statewide policies

Texas· State / DCCurrent

HB 1481

Local policies must prohibit personal wireless communication device use during the school day.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026

Personal devices
Requirement
Required
Grades
All K-12
Learning evidence
No student-learning claim
Adopted / approved
Jun 20, 2025
Legal start
Jun 20, 2025
School implementation
2025 enactment; policies required within 90 days of the effective date.
Texas· State / DCCurrent

TEA K–12 Cybersecurity Initiative

Offers eligible school systems cybersecurity assessments, managed endpoint protection, cloud email security and regional technical assistance through the state initiative.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 4, 2026

Privacy / cybersecurity
Requirement
Optional / resource
Grades
All K-12
Learning evidence
Optional support / resources
School implementation
Current services include assessments, endpoint protection, email security and ESC assistance. The NDR pilot is closed; software deployment service is scheduled for October 15, 2026.

Upcoming requirements

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Proposals under consideration

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Selected district examples

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Historical records

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Evidence coverage & remaining research

Consistent 16-dimension checklist

Coverage & remaining research

Inventory reviewed October 3, 2026. 3/16 dimensions have published evidence of any status. Every dimension remains open to additional sources and superseding actions.

DimensionCurrent statewide evidenceOther published evidence
Personal devices1 linked action0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
School-issued devicesNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Screen timeNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Student AINot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Staff AINot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
AI governanceNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Social media / networkNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Privacy / cybersecurity2 linked actions0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
AI literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Computer scienceNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Digital literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Media literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Digital citizenship1 linked action0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
Cybersecurity literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Data literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Social-media literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion

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