TX SB875

School board trustees and superintendents who use district resources to electioneer (support or oppose candidates, measures, or political parties) commit a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail and/or up to $4,000 fine

Prohibited district resources include state/local funds, district email addresses, district telephones, district mailing lists, and meetings organized by or held on district premises

Campus chief administrators who knowingly permit political signs on school premises for longer than 48 hours outside of early voting or election day periods (when the campus serves as a polling place) commit a Class B misdemeanor

Exceptions allow district facilities to host candidate forums or political party conventions if all candidates/parties are given equal opportunity and the events occur outside the early voting through election day period when the facility is used as a polling place

Effective date is September 1, 2025, applying only to offenses committed on or after that date