Texas Education Code Ch. 38.001(c) has long allowed parents to refuse school-entry vaccines via a notarized 'reasons of conscience, including religious belief' affidavit (statutory since 2003); valid two years; schools may exclude exempted students during an outbreak. No 2025 Texas 'landmark case' creating this right was found — the right exists by statute, not by any 2025 ruling.
Subsection(c) authorizes exclusions from required immunizations on an individual basis for medical contraindications, for reasons of conscience, including religious belief, and for individuals on active duty with the armed forces.
Texas Education Code Ch. 38.001(c) has long allowed parents to refuse school-entry vaccines via a notarized 'reasons of conscience, including religious belief' affidavit (statutory since 2003); valid two years; schools may exclude exempted students during an outbreak. No 2025 Texas 'landmark case' creating this right was found — the right exists by statute, not by any 2025 ruling.