Tex. Educ. Code § 21.157
Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
A teacher employed under a continuing contract may be released at the end of a school year and the teacher's employment with the school district terminated at that time because of a necessary reduction of personnel by the school district, with those reductions made primarily based upon teacher appraisals administered under Section 21.352 in the specific teaching fields and other criteria as determined by the board.
Tex. Educ. Code § 21.157