Educational Research Analysts
Texas Textbook Adoption Cycle
Revised May 2008
Schedule shown is subject to revision.
We do not review all subject areas.
Textbooks approved by the state for local adoption appear in classrooms (i.e. are implemented) in the fall of the following year.
  State Adoption 2006
  1. Mathematics, Grades 6-12
  2. Mathematics (Spanish), Grade 6
   State Adoption 2007
  1. Mathematics, Grades K-5
  2. Mathematics (Spanish), Grades K-5
  State Adoption 2008 
  1. None
   Proclamation 2010 – Implementation 2010-2011
  State Adoption 2009
  1. English Language Arts & Reading, Grades K-1
  2. Spanish Language Arts & Reading, Grades K-1
  3. Reading, Grades 2-5
  4. Spanish Reading, Grades 2-5
  5. Reading (Elective), Grades 6-8
  6. Literature, Grades 6-12
  7. Spanish Literature, Grade 6
  8. English for Speakers of Other Languages I and II
  9. AP English Language, English Literature
  10. IB Language Studies, Standard and Higher Level
  Proclamation 2011 – Implementation 2011-2012
  State Adoption 2010 
  1. English Language Arts, Grades 2-8
  2. Spanish Language Arts, Grades 2-6
  3. Speech, Grades 6-8
  4. English I-IV
  5. English as a Second Language, Grades K-8
  6. English as a Second Language, Grades K-8, Teacher Edition
  7. PreKindergarten Systems (including Spanish Components and Teacher Edition)
  8. Spelling, Grades 1-2 (consumable)
  9. Spelling, Grades 3-6 (nonconsumable)
  10. Handwriting, Grades 1-3 (consumable)
   Proclamation 2012 – Implementation 2012-2013
  State Adoption 2011 
  1. Science, Grades 5-12, electronic-only supplementary instructional materials
  Proclamation 2013 – Implementation 2013-2014
  State Adoption 2012 
cancelled
   Proclamation 2014 – Implementation 2014-2015
  State Adoption 2013 
revision pending
  Proclamation 2015 – Implementation 2015-2016
  State Adoption 2014
revision pending
   Proclamation 2016 – Implementation 2016-2017
  State Adoption 2015 
revision pending
This schedule is based on the official Texas Education Agency schedule here.