Tex. Education Code § 21.209
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 21.209, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 21.209. APPEAL.
Official statutory text
A teacher who is aggrieved by a decision of a board of trustees on the nonrenewal of the teacher's term contract may appeal to the commissioner for a review of the decision of the board of trustees in accordance with the provisions of Subchapter G. The commissioner may not substitute the commissioner's judgment for that of the board of trustees unless the board's decision was arbitrary, capricious, unlawful, or not supported by substantial evidence.
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