The Texas rules in plain English - notice, testing, records, and the dates families actually miss. Verified against the official sources below on 2026-10-18.
Before anything else: this is orientation, not legal advice. Requirements change and local offices have their own habits. The sources at the bottom are the authority - check them before you file.
No notice, registration, or approval required. Homeschools operate as private schools under the 1994 Leeper v. Arlington ISD ruling. If a district asks in writing, parents reply with a simple letter of assurance.
Where it goes: No one (letter of assurance only if a district requests it in writing)
No state-required testing or evaluation.
Subjects: Reading, spelling, grammar, mathematics, and a study of good citizenship (bona fide visual curriculum)
Records: No state records requirement. Keep a transcript and attendance habit anyway - colleges and districts re-entering public school will ask.
[Your name]
[Address]
[Date]
Dear [District] Superintendent,
In response to your written request, this letter assures you that my child, [student name], is being taught at home in a bona fide manner using a visual curriculum covering reading, spelling, grammar, mathematics, and good citizenship.
Respectfully,
[Your name]
Want this handled? The Records Office drafts your Texas notice or filing every year, keeps the deadline calendar, and builds the transcript and course descriptions colleges expect. Founding families: $99/year.
VERIFIED 2026-10-18 AGAINST THE SOURCES ABOVE · HOMESCHOOL RECORDS OFFICE · YOU ARE THE SCHOOL OF RECORD · THIS GUIDE IS ORIENTATION, NOT LEGAL ADVICE