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Wichita Falls, Sherman, Denison.
Dates and deadlines that apply
Full timeline →Sep 1, 2027 · Deadline · TX
$1 billion cap on 2025-27 TEFA spending expires Sep 1, 2027
'Notwithstanding any other law, for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2025, the amount spent for purposes of the program may not exceed $1 billion. This subsection expires September 1, 2027.' From then on the amount is what the Legislature appropriates for the biennium (§29.3521).
The 2025-27 cap ends; 2027-29 funding is set by appropriation.
Tex. Educ. Code §29.3521(c-1) · SB 2 (89th Legislature), enrolled text — Educ. Code §29.3521 · verified Oct 8, 2026
Jul 12, 2027 · Deadline · TX
Litigation: Bayaan Academy v. Hancock, 4:26-cv-01960 (S.D. Tex.) — motion to dismiss pending; trial set Jul 12, 2027
Islamic schools and parents sued over their exclusion from the program. On March 17, 2026 the court granted a temporary restraining order in part, and the application deadline was extended to March 31, 2026. Cherkaoui v. Paxton (4:26-cv-01675) was consolidated into this case the same day. On June 18, 2026 the plaintiffs filed a notice passing the preliminary-injunction hearing, and the court cancelled the hearing on June 21. The state's motion to dismiss (June 26, 2026) is pending. The June 12, 2026 scheduling order sets a jury trial for July 12, 2027; on October 2, 2026 the parties filed an agreed motion to modify that schedule, so the trial date may change.
Jury trial setting from the June 12, 2026 scheduling order (Judge Bennett). An agreed motion to change the schedule was filed on October 2, 2026.
CourtListener RECAP copy of the S.D. Tex. docket (read Oct 8, 2026) · verified Oct 8, 2026
Feb 1, 2027 · Deadline · TX
Final 2026-27 installment — Feb 1, 2027
The remaining 50% of the 2026-27 private-school award is released on February 1, 2027 to students still enrolled at a participating school.
A payment date for enrolled private-school students. For a student brought off the waitlist during the year, the funding table lists January 15 as the confirmation date for this February 1 payment.
Funding timelines and installments (Jun 4, 2026) · verified Oct 8, 2026
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