TX HB1176

Increases the threshold for the State Board of Education to block an open-enrollment charter school proposed by the commissioner from a simple majority of members present and voting to two-thirds of the total board membership

Maintains the 90-day window during which the board must vote against a proposed charter, or the commissioner's proposal automatically takes effect

Preserves the restriction that the board may only vote on charter grants proposed by the commissioner, not initiate their own charter approvals

Takes effect immediately if passed by two-thirds vote of both legislative chambers; otherwise takes effect September 1, 2025