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Committee previews language to ease school-district mergers, keeps process voluntary
Dallas Education · March 21, 2026
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Summary
Committee chair previewed draft language to move Act 46 session law into Title 16 chapter 11 and to make initial merger conversations mandatory while keeping full consolidation nonmandatory; staff to present detailed procedure next week.
The chair said the committee will return to a more detailed review of merger and consolidation language next week, aiming to move lessons from Act 46 into Title 16 chapter 11 while preserving voluntary mergers.
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