Texas HB5089 amends the Education Code to allow creation of a new school district by detaching territory from an existing district.

Texas HB5089 amends the Education Code to facilitate the creation of a new school district by detaching territory from an existing district. The process begins with a petition to the State Board of Education or the commissioners court, signed by at least 20 percent of registered voters in the proposed new district. If the petition is valid, an election is held. The new district is established only if the proposition receives a majority of votes in both the territory to be detached and the remaining territory in each district.

Texas HB5089 amends the Education Code to allow creation of a new school district by detaching territory from an existing district.

Texas HB5089 amends the Education Code to facilitate the creation of a new school district by detaching territory from an existing district. The process begins with a petition to the State Board of Education or the commissioners court, signed by at least 20 percent of registered voters in the proposed new district. If the petition is valid, an election is held. The new district is established only if the proposition receives a majority of votes in both the territory to be detached and the remaining territory in each district.