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Tex. Educ. Code § 21.154 (2026)

Status Under Continuing Contract

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Sec. 21.154. STATUS UNDER CONTINUING CONTRACT. Each teacher employed under a continuing contract is entitled to continue in the teacher's position or a position with the school district for future school years without the necessity for annual nomination or reappointment until the person:

(1) resigns;

(2) retires under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas;

(3) is released from employment by the school district at the end of a school year because of necessary reduction of personnel as provided by Section 21.157;

(4) is discharged for good cause as defined by Section 21.156 and in accordance with the procedures provided by this chapter;

(5) is discharged for a reason stated in the teacher's contract that existed on or before September 1, 1995, and in accordance with the procedures prescribed by this chapter; or

(6) is returned to probationary status, as authorized by Section 21.106.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2023 · leading case: Miller v. Houston Indep. Sch. Dist., 51 S.W.3d 676 (Tex. App. 2001).
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Miller v. Houston Indep. Sch. Dist., 51 S.W.3d 676 (Tex. App. 2001). “See Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 21.154(4) (Vernon 1996).”
Wittman v. Nelson, 100 S.W.3d 356 (Tex. App. 2002). “Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 21.154 (Vernon 1996).”
Houston Fed'n of Teachers, Local 2415 v. Houston Indep. Sch. Dist., 251 F. Supp. 3d 1168 (S.D. Tex. 2017). “Tex. Educ. Code § 21.154. Teachers employed under continuing contracts have a protected property interest in continued employment.”
North East Indep. Sch. Dist. & Texas Comm'r of Educ. v. Dehann Riou (Tex. 2020). · cites it 2× “10 TEX. EDUC. CODE § 21.154. 11 Id. § 21.154(4).”
North East Indep. Sch. Dist. & Texas Comm'r of Educ. v. Dehann Riou (Tex. App. 2018). “” TEX. EDUC. CODE ANN. § 21.154. “A teacher employed under a continuing contract may be discharged at any time for good cause as determined by the board of trustees, good cause being the failure to meet the accepted standards of conduct for the profession as generally recognized…”
Georgia Clark v. Fort Worth Indep. Sch. Dist. (Tex. App. 2023). “Tex. Educ. Code §§ 21.154(4), .156(a). Good cause in the context of terminating a continuing contract is statutorily defined as “the failure to meet the accepted standards of conduct for the profession as generally recognized and applied in similarly situated school districts in…”
Smithville Indep. Sch. Dist. & Steven Tom v. Jerry Hoskins (Tex. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Educ. Code Ann. § 21.154 (West 1996).”
Est. of Mitchell Van Meter (Tex. App. 2009). “” 19 The record shows that Cody had a statutory right to be appointed administrator and that the probate court would never have appointed Mark as administrator if he had not made a misrepresentation to the court that went “right up to the edge” of fraud.”
Est. of Mitchell Van Meter (Tex. App. 2009). “154 (Vernon 2006) (stating that teacher employed under continuing contract is entitled to continue in a position until teacher is, among other things, discharged for good cause “as defined by” subsequent section of code); see also Tex.”
Hector Tijerina v. Felipe Alanis, Comm'r of Educ. & Harlandale Indep. Sch. Dist. (Tex. App. 2002). “4 Tex. Educ. Code Ann. § 21.154 (emphasis added).”
Dona Wittman v. Jim Nelson, Comm'r of Educ., in His Off. Capacity Texas Educ. Agency, & Carrizo Springs Consol. Indep. Sch. Dist. (Tex. App. 2002). “Tex. Educ. Code Ann. § 21.154 (Vernon 1996).”
Hermenia Jenkins v. Crosby Indep. Sch. Dist. & Michael L. Williams in His Off. Capacity as State Comm'r of Educ. (Tex. App. 2015). “12 vi Tex. Educ. Code § 21.154(4)..............”
— Tex. Educ. Code § 21.154(4) — 4 cases
Miller v. Houston Indep. Sch. Dist., 51 S.W.3d 676 (Tex. App. 2001). “See Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 21.154(4) (Vernon 1996).”
North East Indep. Sch. Dist. & Texas Comm'r of Educ. v. Dehann Riou (Tex. 2020). “10 TEX. EDUC. CODE § 21.154. 11 Id. § 21.154(4).”
Georgia Clark v. Fort Worth Indep. Sch. Dist. (Tex. App. 2023). “Tex. Educ. Code §§ 21.154(4), .156(a). Good cause in the context of terminating a continuing contract is statutorily defined as “the failure to meet the accepted standards of conduct for the profession as generally recognized and applied in similarly situated school districts in…”
Hermenia Jenkins v. Crosby Indep. Sch. Dist. & Michael L. Williams in His Off. Capacity as State Comm'r of Educ. (Tex. App. 2015). “12 vi Tex. Educ. Code § 21.154(4)..............”
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