Governor Greg Abbott has announced that 98 Texas public schools have been awarded the Purple Star Campus Designation for the 2025-2026 school year. This recognition brings the total number of Purple Star–designated schools across Texas to 640. The designation is awarded to schools committed to providing comprehensive support for students from military families.
In our area, in ESC Region 6, Huntsville ISD’s Texas Online Preparatory Elementary, Texas Online Preparatory High School and Texas Online Preparatory Middle School received the Purple Star Campus Designation for the 2025-26 School Year.
In 2019, Governor Abbott signed Senate Bill 1557 into law, establishing the Purple Star Campus Designation, which is awarded to schools that demonstrate a significant commitment to providing comprehensive support for students from military families. These campuses must meet rigorous criteria, including designating a campus-based military liaison, creating and maintaining an easily accessible campus webpage that includes required information for military-connected families, instituting a campus transition program for military-connected students, and supporting a military family initiative.
