H.B. No. 2171 proposes the addition of Section 33.098 to the Education Code, which mandates that the board of trustees of each school district and the governing board of open-enrollment charter schools adopt a policy requiring the state song "Texas, Our Texas" to be played before every school-sponsored athletic event. The bill specifies that this performance must occur after the national anthem.

The commissioner of education is tasked with notifying all school boards and governing bodies of this new requirement by December 31, 2025, with the policy set to take effect at the beginning of the 2026-2027 school year. The bill is scheduled to become law on September 1, 2025.

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