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Tex. Educ. Code § 7.021 (2026)

Texas Education Agency Powers And Duties

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Sec. 7.021. TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The agency shall perform the educational functions provided by Subsection (b).

(b)(1) The agency shall administer and monitor compliance with education programs required by federal or state law, including federal funding and state funding for those programs.

(2) The agency shall conduct research, analysis, and reporting to improve teaching and learning.

(3) The agency shall conduct hearings involving state school law at the direction and under the supervision of the commissioner.

(4) The agency shall establish and implement pilot programs established by this title.

(5) The agency shall carry out the duties relating to the investment capital fund under Section 7.024.

(6) The agency shall develop and implement a teacher recruitment program as provided by Section 21.004.

(7) The agency shall carry out duties under the Texas Advanced Placement Incentive Program under Subchapter C, Chapter 28.

(8) The agency shall carry out powers and duties relating to community education as required under Subchapter H, Chapter 29.

(9) The agency shall develop a program of instruction in driver education and traffic safety as provided by Section 29.902.

(10) The agency shall carry out duties assigned under Section 30.002 concerning children who have visual impairments, are deaf or hard of hearing, or are deaf-blind.

(11) The agency shall carry out powers and duties related to regional day school programs for the deaf as provided under Subchapter D, Chapter 30.

(12) The agency shall establish and maintain an electronic information transfer system as required under Section 32.032, maintain and expand telecommunications capabilities of school districts and regional education service centers as required under Section 32.033, and establish technology demonstration programs as required under Section 32.035.

(13) The agency shall review school district budgets, audit reports, and other fiscal reports as required under Sections 44.008 and 44.010 and prescribe forms for financial reports made by or for school districts to the commissioner or the agency as required under Section 44.009.

(14) The agency shall cooperate with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in connection with the Texas partnership and scholarship program under Subchapter Q, Chapter 61.

(c) The agency may enter into an agreement with a federal agency concerning a project related to education, including the provision of school lunches and the construction of school buildings. Not later than the 30th day before the date the agency enters into an agreement under this subsection concerning a new project or reauthorizing a project, the agency must provide written notice, including a description of the project, to:

(1) the governor;

(2) the Legislative Budget Board; and

(3) the presiding officers of the standing committees of the senate and of the house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over the agency.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 6.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.002(2), eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (S.B. 307), Sec. 2.01, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 4.01, eff. June 20, 2025.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1137 (S.B. 568), Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2025.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2002–2025 · leading case: Daniel M. Perez v. Region 20 Educ. Serv. Ctr., 307 F.3d 318 (5th Cir. 2002).
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Daniel M. Perez v. Region 20 Educ. Serv. Ctr., 307 F.3d 318 (5th Cir. 2002). “Chapter 7 of the Code establishes and defines the roles of the Texas Education Agency (“TEA”), see Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 7.021 (Vernon 1996 & Supp.”
Kessling v. Friendswood Indep. Sch. Dist., 302 S.W.3d 373 (Tex. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Educ. Code §§ 7.021(b)(13) (mandating the TEA "review school district budgets, audit reports, and other fiscal reports"); 7.”
United States v. Texas, 572 F. Supp. 2d 726 (E.D. Tex. 2008). · cites it 3× “Tex. Educ. Code §§ 7.021(b)(1), 29.056, 29.”
Columbus Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Five Oaks Achievement Ctr., 162 S.W.3d 812 (Tex. App. 2005). “” Tex Educ.Code Ann. § 7.021(b)(3) (Vernon Supp.”
Adan Perez Jr. v. Weslaco Indep. Sch. Dist. (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “13 Tex. Educ. Code § 7.021 .................”
Houston Indep. Sch. Dist. v. The Texas Educ. Agency (W.D. Tex. 2019). “’ * Tex. Educ. Code Ann. § 7.021 (West Supp. 2018); see also id.”
Magee Portee v. Morath (W.D. Tex. 2023). “) (citing Tex. Educ. Code §7.021(b)(1)). Defendant SBEC is a state board created by the Texas Legislature to “regulate and oversee all aspects of the certification, continuing education, and standards of conduct of public school educators.”
Magee Portee v. Morath (W.D. Tex. 2023). “) (citing TEX. EDUC. CODE §7.021(b)(1)). Defendant SBEC is a state board created by the Texas Legislature to “regulate and oversee all aspects of the certification, continuing education, and standards of conduct of public school educators.”
Texas Educ. Agency v. Excellence 2000 INC. & Sherwin Allen (Tex. App. 2025). “32, 34 Tex. Educ. Code § 7.021 .................”
Perez v. Regn 20 Educ Svc Ctr (5th Cir. 2002). “Chapter 7 of the Code establishes and defines the roles of the Texas Education Agency ("TEA"), see TEX. EDUC. CODE ANN. § 7.021 (Vernon 1996 & Supp.”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2008). “26, 2008); see also TEX. EDUC. CODE ANN. § 7.021 (Vernon 2006) (setting out TEA's powers and duties).”
Comm'r, 2007 T.C. Memo. 85 (1970). “Following issuance by the TEA of findings reflecting a number of improprieties, the commissioner directed the agency to conduct an on-site investigation into the fiscal management of the school.”
— Tex. Educ. Code § 7.021(b)(1) — 3 cases
United States v. Texas, 572 F. Supp. 2d 726 (E.D. Tex. 2008). “Tex. Educ. Code §§ 7.021(b)(1), 29.056, 29.”
Magee Portee v. Morath (W.D. Tex. 2023). “) (citing Tex. Educ. Code §7.021(b)(1)). Defendant SBEC is a state board created by the Texas Legislature to “regulate and oversee all aspects of the certification, continuing education, and standards of conduct of public school educators.”
Magee Portee v. Morath (W.D. Tex. 2023). “) (citing TEX. EDUC. CODE §7.021(b)(1)). Defendant SBEC is a state board created by the Texas Legislature to “regulate and oversee all aspects of the certification, continuing education, and standards of conduct of public school educators.”
— Tex. Educ. Code § 7.021(b)(13) — 2 cases
Kessling v. Friendswood Indep. Sch. Dist., 302 S.W.3d 373 (Tex. App. 2009). “See Tex. Educ. Code §§ 7.021(b)(13) (mandating the TEA "review school district budgets, audit reports, and other fiscal reports"); 7.”
Adan Perez Jr. v. Weslaco Indep. Sch. Dist. (Tex. App. 2015). “13 Tex. Educ. Code § 7.021 .................”
— Tex. Educ. Code § 7.021(b)(3) — 1 case
Columbus Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Five Oaks Achievement Ctr., 162 S.W.3d 812 (Tex. App. 2005). “” Tex Educ.Code Ann. § 7.021(b)(3) (Vernon Supp.”
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