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Tex. Educ. Code § 33.083 (2026)

Interscholastic Leagues

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Sec. 33.083. INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUES. (a) The rules and procedures of an organization sanctioning or conducting interscholastic competition, including rules providing penalties for rules violations by school district personnel, must be consistent with State Board of Education rules.

(b) The University Interscholastic League is a part of The University of Texas at Austin and must submit its rules and procedures to the commissioner for approval or disapproval. The funds belonging to the University Interscholastic League shall be deposited with The University of Texas at Austin for the benefit of the league and shall be subject to audits by The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Texas System, and the state auditor. Copies of annual audits shall be furnished, on request, to members of the legislature.

(c) The State Board of Education may seek an injunction to enforce this section.

(d) The University Interscholastic League shall file annually with the governor and the presiding officer of each house of the legislature a complete and detailed written report accounting for all funds received and disbursed by the University Interscholastic League during the preceding fiscal year. The form of the annual report and the reporting time are as provided by the General Appropriations Act.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1482, Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1279 (H.B. 1675), Sec. 1.04, eff. June 14, 2013.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 2007–2016 · leading case: Univ. Interscholastic League v. Sw. Officials Ass'n, 319 S.W.3d 952 (Tex. App.—Austin 2010).
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Univ. Interscholastic League v. Sw. Officials Ass'n, 319 S.W.3d 952 (Tex. App.—Austin 2010). · cites it 3× “” Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 33.083(b) (West 2006).”
Cornerstone Christian Schs. v. Univ. Interscholastic League, 563 F.3d 127 (5th Cir. 2009). “See Tex. Educ. Code § 33.083(d). The UIL is the largest interschool organization of its kind in the world, comprising over 1300 public school districts.”
Anita Connally v. Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist., 506 S.W.3d 767 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2016). “); Tex. Educ. Code Ann. § 33.083 (b) (West Supp.”
Galveston Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Jaco, 331 S.W.3d 182 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2011). “” Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 33.083(b); id. § 7.”
Univ. Interscholastic League v. Sw. Officials Ass'n, No. 03-10-00030-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 27, 2010). · cites it 5× “" Tex. Educ. Code Ann. § 33.083 (b) (West 2006).”
Levi Barriere v. State, No. 03-09-00026-CR (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 27, 2010). · cites it 4× “” Tex. Educ. Code Ann. § 33.083 (b) (West 2006).”
C. J. Hatten & Craig Hatten v. Univ. Interscholastic League & William Farney, No. 13-06-00313-CV, 2007 WL 2811833 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Sept. 27, 2007). “See Tex. Educ. Code Ann. § 33.083 (b) (Vernon 2006).”
Tex. Educ. Code § 33.083(b): 2 cases
Univ. Interscholastic League v. Sw. Officials Ass'n, 319 S.W.3d 952 (Tex. App.—Austin 2010). “” Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 33.083(b) (West 2006).”
Galveston Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Jaco, 331 S.W.3d 182 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2011). “” Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 33.083(b); id. § 7.”
Tex. Educ. Code § 33.083(d): 1 case
Cornerstone Christian Schs. v. Univ. Interscholastic League, 563 F.3d 127 (5th Cir. 2009). “See Tex. Educ. Code § 33.083(d). The UIL is the largest interschool organization of its kind in the world, comprising over 1300 public school districts.”
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