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Texas

State Standards

Texas strengthens financial education with HB 113 requiring a "Personal Financial Literacy and Economics" course. Now, HB 27, passed May 27, 2025, mandates a standalone half-credit personal financial literacy course for graduation, starting with 2025-2026's 9th graders.

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11th-12th Grades

Additional Texas Resources

Texas has 1,238 school districts, operating 12,477 schools, employing over 740,615 teachers, and teaching more than 5,782,215 students. Here's some additional helpful resources for financial education standards in Texas:

State Standards HB 27 Jump$tart Coalition OCCC: Guide to Financial Literacy Financial Educators Council