The Texas Comptroller says 101,600 students have received Education Freedom Account awards, and recipients have four weeks to opt in and confirm private-school enrollment when applicable.
For any Comal County family among the recipients, the immediate deadline is four weeks to opt in and confirm private-school enrollment when applicable; Comal ISD is already preparing for the 2026-27 school year.
The comptroller’s Aug. 13 release says approved expenses include private-school tuition, homeschool curriculum, tutoring, special-education services, school supplies and uniforms. Payments must go through the program’s online portal. The agency also reports that more than 100,000 students remain on the statewide waitlist for 2026-27.
The office says it awards accounts based on available funding. Parents must complete the opt-in and enrollment steps before money can reach an account and before a child counts as a participant. The four-week deadline therefore controls whether an award becomes a funded account.
The statewide milestone shows the scale of the program’s first year. A county-level breakdown of awards, accepted accounts and waitlisted applicants would show how much of that reach extends into Comal County and how many local families still are waiting.