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Tex. Education Code § 25.0021

USE OF LEGAL SURNAME

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Tex. Education Code § 25.0021, USE OF LEGAL SURNAME, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/634834
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In each public school a student must be identified by the student's legal surname as that name appears: (1) on the student's birth certificate or other document suitable as proof of the student's identity; or (2) in a court order changing the student's name.