Texas State Board of Education · 2026

Your voice matters.
Use it now.

The Texas SBOE is finalizing social studies and literary curriculum standards that will shape what millions of students learn for the next decade. The proposed TEKS raise serious concerns — and your comment can make a difference.

Email deadline: April 6, 2026

Create My Statement → See the Issues Register to Testify ↗

Now Open

Submit Written CommentsEmail board members — before April 6

Mar 31 – Apr 3

Register for Public TestimonyRegister on the SBOE website ↗

Apr 7 Morning

SBOE Hearing — Literary ListsPublic comment + 1st reading · Austin

Apr 7 Afternoon

SBOE Hearing — Social Studies TEKSPublic comment + 1st reading · Austin

Why This Matters

What’s wrong with the proposed standards

Select the issues most important to you. Your selections will shape the personalized statement below.

Select your issuesClick any card to include it.

Choose email or testimonyPick your format below.

Add your voiceFill in your name and personal connection.

Send or speakCopy, edit, send before April 6 — or bring to April 7.

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Create your personalized statement

Your statement will be built from the issues you selected above. Edit freely before sending — these are starting points, not scripts. Personal stories and community examples are always more powerful than any template.

Step 1 — Choose your format

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Email to the Board

Send before April 6. A detailed letter covering all selected issues, pre-addressed to all board members and key inboxes.

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Public Testimony (2 min)

Speak at the April 7 SBOE meeting. A focused 2-minute script (~250 words). Register March 31–April 3.

Step 2 — Tell us about yourself

Your Name

Your Role / Affiliation

Your City / Community

Your SBOE District (optional)

Personal connection (optional but powerful)

A sentence or two about why you care. This will be woven into your opening.

Your Statement

Email to Texas SBOE

Edit freely — the most effective comments are in your own words with specific examples from your school, classroom, or community.

Contact Them Directly

SBOE Member Emails

Email your own board member — or the full board. Every message counts.

Verify current contact info at sboe.texas.gov ↗

Key Inboxes — Send to All Three

Individual Board Members

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Your voice matters.Use it now.

What’s wrong with the proposed standards

Create your personalized statement

SBOE Member Emails

Official resources & agenda

Your voice matters.
Use it now.