What Texas TEFA covers
Texas's new education freedom accounts cover a broad list — but it's a marketplace, so what matters is your listing, and the fine print (a 10%-of-account tech cap, no paying family) is still settling in year one.
9 things you can bill for
The everyday categories Texas TEFA pays for. This is the shape of what’s allowed — the specifics, caps, and edge cases live on Texas’s official list.
- Private-school tuition & feesPlus non-district class fees not counted for ADA.
- Higher-ed & online coursesCourse tuition, including dual-enrollment.
- Textbooks & instructional materialsCurriculum and required materials.
- Private tutoringDelivered by a qualifying educator.
- Educational therapiesWhere not covered by Medicaid or other government benefits.
- Assessments & testingAcademic assessments and standardized testing.
- Required uniformsWhen the school requires them.
- Transportation to approved providersTo an approved provider.
- Computer hardware & softwareCapped at 10% of the annual account amount.
The parts that catch people out
None of these mean “not allowed” — they’re the caps, exclusions, and fine print inside categories that otherwise qualify. Click any one to read why.
Technology is capped at 10% of the account
Computer hardware and software together can't exceed 10% of the annual account amount.
You can't pay a family member
TEFA funds may not be used to pay a family member for services — the one hard use restriction on the official list.
It's a marketplace, not an invoice
The parent buys your Odyssey listing; no invoice is submitted, and Odyssey's terms bar sharing invoices with parents. Your esadesk invoice is your own record.
Year one — the fine print is still landingcontested
TEFA's first purchase cycle is 2026-27; Odyssey's own price-cap article wasn't publicly reachable this pass. Confirm caps against the official list before you rely on them.
Read Texas’s own list
This page is a plain-words summary of esadesk’s rules data. The program’s official document is the authority — it’s where caps, exclusions, and the latest changes actually live.
TEA — Education Freedom for Families