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Tex. Educ. Code § 21.211 (2026)

Termination Or Suspension

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Sec. 21.211. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION. (a) The board of trustees may terminate a term contract and discharge a teacher at any time for:

(1) good cause as determined by the board; or

(2) a financial exigency that requires a reduction in personnel.

(b) For a good cause, as determined by the board, the board of trustees may suspend a teacher without pay for a period not to extend beyond the end of the school year:

(1) pending discharge of the teacher; or

(2) in lieu of terminating the teacher.

(c) A teacher who is not discharged after being suspended without pay pending discharge is entitled to back pay for the period of suspension.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2001–2025 · leading case: Coggin v. Longview Indep. Sch. Dist., 289 F.3d 326 (5th Cir. 2002).
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Coggin v. Longview Indep. Sch. Dist., 289 F.3d 326 (5th Cir. 2002). · cites it 6× “1487 ; see also Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 21.211(a) (Coggin was a "term contract” employee who could only be fired for "good cause” or for a "financial exigency.”
Coggin v. Longview Indep. Sch. Dist., 337 F.3d 459 (5th Cir. 2002). · cites it 3× “Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 21.211(a)(1) (Vernon 1996).”
Hitt v. Connell, 301 F.3d 240 (5th Cir. 2002). · cites it 2× “The relevant statute requires only that each civil service 4 See TEX. EDUC. CODE § 21.211 (authorizing school boards to “terminate a term contract and discharge a teacher at any time for .”
Tave v. Alanis, 109 S.W.3d 890 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2003). “” Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 21.211 (Vernon 1996).”
Guerra v. Santa Rosa Indep. Sch. Dist., 241 S.W.3d 594 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2007). · cites it 2× “027-R10-1200 at 2; see Tex. Educ.Code Ann. §§ 21.211, 21.251. While the nonrenewal provisions addressed in Pacheco are not applicable to superintendents, chapter 21 contains a similar provision specifically for superintendents.”
Coggin v. Longview Indep Sch, 337 F.3d 459 (5th Cir. 2003). · cites it 3× “151, and is governed by a board of trustees (i.e., a school board), id.”
Aleman v. Edcouch Elsa Indep. Sch. Dist., 982 F. Supp. 2d 729 (S.D. Tex. 2013). “’ ” See TEX. EDUC. CODE § 21.211(a)(1); Tave v. Alanis, 109 S.”
Sheldon Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Brandon Romero & Mike Morath, Texas Comm'r of Educ., No. 01-21-00023-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] July 14, 2022). · cites it 4× “TEX. EDUC. CODE § 21.211. Subchapter F of Chapter 21 of the Education Code is entitled “Hearings Before Hearing Examiners.”
Ashley Robinson v. Michael Williams (Successor in Off. to Robert Scott), Comm'r of Educ. & Austin Indep. Sch. Dist., No. 03-13-00244-CV (Tex. App.—Austin June 12, 2015). · cites it 5× “9 Tex. Educ. Code § 21.211(a). Robinson frames her appellate issue as “whether the financial exigency in the present case ‘required’ the board of trustees to terminate Ms.”
Crowley Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Carl Stoneham, & Mike Morath, in His Off. Capacity as Comm'r of Educ. of Texas, No. 15-24-00051-CV (Tex. App.—15th Dist. Mar. 13, 2025). · cites it 2× “” Tex. Educ. Code § 21.211. Good cause is “defined as the employee’s failure to perform the duties in the scope of employment 13 that a person of ordinary prudence would have done under the same or similar circumstances.”
Hermenia Jenkins v. Crosby Indep. Sch. Dist. & Michael L. Williams in His Off. Capacity as State Comm'r of Educ., No. 03-15-00313-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Sept. 24, 2015). · cites it 3× “passim Tex. Educ. Code Ann. § 21.210 ...........”
Mullinax v. Texarkana Indep Sch, No. 00-41061 (5th Cir. Apr. 3, 2001). · cites it 2× “2 See Tex. Educ. Code § 21.211 et seq. 3 Texas law allows termination “for good cause” or because of “financial exigency.”
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Tex. Educ. Code § 21.211(a): 4 cases
Coggin v. Longview Indep. Sch. Dist., 289 F.3d 326 (5th Cir. 2002). “1487 ; see also Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 21.211(a) (Coggin was a "term contract” employee who could only be fired for "good cause” or for a "financial exigency.”
Edinburg Consol. Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Cristina L. Esparza, No. 13-18-00540-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Aug. 22, 2019).
Sheldon Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Brandon Romero & Mike Morath, Texas Comm'r of Educ., No. 01-21-00023-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] July 14, 2022). “TEX. EDUC. CODE § 21.211. Subchapter F of Chapter 21 of the Education Code is entitled “Hearings Before Hearing Examiners.”
Ashley Robinson v. Michael Williams (Successor in Off. to Robert Scott), Comm'r of Educ. & Austin Indep. Sch. Dist., No. 03-13-00244-CV (Tex. App.—Austin June 12, 2015). “9 Tex. Educ. Code § 21.211(a). Robinson frames her appellate issue as “whether the financial exigency in the present case ‘required’ the board of trustees to terminate Ms.”
Tex. Educ. Code § 21.211(a)(1): 6 cases
Coggin v. Longview Indep. Sch. Dist., 337 F.3d 459 (5th Cir. 2002). “Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 21.211(a)(1) (Vernon 1996).”
Coggin v. Longview Indep. Sch. Dist., 289 F.3d 326 (5th Cir. 2002). “1487 ; see also Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 21.211(a) (Coggin was a "term contract” employee who could only be fired for "good cause” or for a "financial exigency.”
Coggin v. Longview Indep Sch, 337 F.3d 459 (5th Cir. 2003). “151, and is governed by a board of trustees (i.e., a school board), id.”
Aleman v. Edcouch Elsa Indep. Sch. Dist., 982 F. Supp. 2d 729 (S.D. Tex. 2013). “’ ” See TEX. EDUC. CODE § 21.211(a)(1); Tave v. Alanis, 109 S.”
Edinburg Consol. Indep. Sch. Dist. & Mike Morath, Comm'r of Educ. for the State of Texas v. Cristina L. Esparza, 603 S.W.3d 468 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg 2020).
Tex. Educ. Code § 21.211(a)(2): 1 case
Ashley Robinson v. Michael Williams (Successor in Off. to Robert Scott), Comm'r of Educ. & Austin Indep. Sch. Dist., No. 03-13-00244-CV (Tex. App.—Austin June 12, 2015). “9 Tex. Educ. Code § 21.211(a). Robinson frames her appellate issue as “whether the financial exigency in the present case ‘required’ the board of trustees to terminate Ms.”
Tex. Educ. Code § 21.211(b): 1 case
Coggin v. Longview Indep. Sch. Dist., 289 F.3d 326 (5th Cir. 2002). “1487 ; see also Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 21.211(a) (Coggin was a "term contract” employee who could only be fired for "good cause” or for a "financial exigency.”
Tex. Educ. Code § 21.211(b)(2): 1 case
Sheldon Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Brandon Romero & Mike Morath, Texas Comm'r of Educ., No. 01-21-00023-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] July 14, 2022). “TEX. EDUC. CODE § 21.211. Subchapter F of Chapter 21 of the Education Code is entitled “Hearings Before Hearing Examiners.”
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