# Tex. Education Code § 25.0021: USE OF LEGAL SURNAME

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C25_S25.0021

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Education Code § 25.0021
- **Heading:** USE OF LEGAL SURNAME
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0021

## Text

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.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Education Code § 25.001 § 25.001. ADMISSION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C25_S25.001.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 25.002 § 25.002. REQUIREMENTS FOR ENROLLMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C25_S25.002.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 25.003 § 25.003. TUITION FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN FROM OTHER STATES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C25_S25.003.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 25.004 § 25.004. TUITION FOR CERTAIN MILITARY DEPENDENTS PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C25_S25.004.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 25.005 § 25.005. RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS REGARDING MILITARY PERSONNEL AND DEPENDENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C25_S25.005.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 25.006 § 25.006. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE FOR MILITARY DEPENDENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C25_S25.006.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 25.007 § 25.007. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR IN SUBSTITUTE CARE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C25_S25.007.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 25.008 § 25.008. ENROLLMENT IN SUMMER SCHOOL COURSE BY PERSON NOT ENROLLED IN DISTRICT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C25_S25.008.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 25.0011 § 25.0011. CERTAIN INCARCERATED CHILDREN.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C25_S25.0011.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 25.0021 § 25.0021. USE OF LEGAL SURNAME.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C25_S25.0021.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 25.0022 § 25.0022. FOOD ALLERGY INFORMATION REQUESTED UPON ENROLLMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C25_S25.0022.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 25.0031 § 25.0031. TUITION FOR STUDENTS HOLDING CERTAIN STUDENT VISAS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C25_S25.0031.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 25.031 § 25.031. ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS IN DISCRETION OF GOVERNING BOARD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C25_S25.031.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 25.032 § 25.032. BASIS FOR ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C25_S25.032.md)

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