Texas 2036 finds AI in most Texas classrooms and a written AI policy in few districts, and asks the state for guidance
Texas 2036 is a nonprofit policy group. On November 10th, 2026 it published a preview of its report In Ctrl of AI in Schools. The preview reports a survey of Texas school and district leaders taken in fall 2025. In it 86% said teachers were using AI and 61% said students were. Only 29% reported a district policy governing student AI use. Just 20% reported a policy for teachers and staff. The group's own analysis counts 42 states with some form of statewide AI guidance for schools and says Texas is not among them. Its first ask is statewide guidance for every district. It also wants safety standards for AI tools before they reach classrooms, training for teachers and AI literacy for students. The report is a recommendation. No state agency or district has acted on it.
How to take part
The report is advice to state policymakers and no public body has taken it up. A reader can raise school AI rules with a local school board, whose meetings are open. State lawmakers are reachable through their offices.
Where
Statewide. This decision applies across Texas rather than to a named county.
Timeline
- filed
Texas 2036 publishes its preview of the report on AI in Texas schools
- Today
How this decision moved
One dated line per check, oldest first. A line that says nothing changed means somebody looked and it had not.
- 2026-11-15
Admitted on Texas 2036's preview of its report. It recommends statewide guidance, and nothing in the record shows the state acting on it.
The evidence
Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.
Published on November 10, 2026Texas 2036, Who's In Control of AI in Texas Schools Primary source, the company · texas2036.org
This is a preview of our Texas 2036 newsletter discussing our new AI report, In Ctrl of AI in Schools .Texas 2036, Who's In Control of AI in Texas Schools Primary source, the company · texas2036.org
In fall 2025, 86% of Texas school and district leaders reported that teachers were using AI, while 61% reported student use.Texas 2036, Who's In Control of AI in Texas Schools Primary source, the company · texas2036.org
Only 29% of Texas school and district leaders reported having a district policy governing student AI use.Texas 2036, Who's In Control of AI in Texas Schools Primary source, the company · texas2036.org
Just 20% reported a policy for teachers and staff.Texas 2036, Who's In Control of AI in Texas Schools Primary source, the company · texas2036.org
According to Texas 2036 analysis, 42 states have issued some form of statewide AI guidance, model policy, framework or support for schools.Texas 2036, Who's In Control of AI in Texas Schools Primary source, the company · texas2036.org
Texas is not among them.Texas 2036, Who's In Control of AI in Texas Schools Primary source, the company · texas2036.org
Establish statewide guidance. Give every school district a common, evidence-based foundation for responsible AI use, building on laws already enacted by the Legislature.Texas 2036, Who's In Control of AI in Texas Schools Primary source, the company · texas2036.org
Ensure AI tools meet appropriate standards for data privacy, security and educational effectiveness before they ever reach Texas classrooms.Texas 2036, Who's In Control of AI in Texas Schools Primary source, the company · texas2036.org
AI has potential to support teachers and students when educators have the information, tools and flexibility to determine when and how it is appropriately used.Texas 2036, Who's In Control of AI in Texas Schools Primary source, the company · texas2036.org
Questions about this decision
Answered from the record itself. Every answer is assembled from stored fields, so an answer the record has no basis for is left out rather than guessed.
What is this decision?
Texas 2036 is a nonprofit policy group. On November 10th, 2026 it published a preview of its report In Ctrl of AI in Schools. The preview reports a survey of Texas school and district leaders taken in fall 2025. In it 86% said teachers were using AI and 61% said students were. Only 29% reported a district policy governing student AI use. Just 20% reported a policy for teachers and staff. The group's own analysis counts 42 states with some form of statewide AI guidance for schools and says Texas is not among them. Its first ask is statewide guidance for every district. It also wants safety standards for AI tools before they reach classrooms, training for teachers and AI literacy for students. The report is a recommendation. No state agency or district has acted on it.
Who decides it?
Texas 2036, a nonprofit public policy organization decides. The record names the deciding body for every entry it carries.
Can the public take part?
The report is advice to state policymakers and no public body has taken it up. A reader can raise school AI rules with a local school board, whose meetings are open. State lawmakers are reachable through their offices. No dated public window is on the record. The deciding body is named and reachable.
Where in Texas does it apply?
It applies statewide.
Has it been decided?
It has been decided. The dates on the item page carry when.
What happens next?
No future date is on the record. The last dated step on it was filed on November 10th.
When did it start?
The earliest date on its record is November 10th, 2026.
What kind of decision is it?
It is filed under health and education.
What sources back it?
One source backs it. It is primary.
Is it on the ERCOT grid?
No. It sits outside the ERCOT interconnection.
When was it last checked?
Every fact on it was last verified against its source on November 15th, 2026.
Cite this
Texas AI Docket, Texas 2036 finds AI in most Texas classrooms and a written AI policy in few districts, and asks the state for guidance. Tracked since November 10th, 2026. Last verified November 15th, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0248/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0248.
Beat
Filed under Health and education, with every other decision on that beat.