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This bill amends the Texas Education Code to expand the use of open educational resources in public schools. Key provisions include: - Defining "open education resource" as freely available teaching, learning, and research materials that can be used, modified, and shared. - Allowing school districts to use their instructional materials allotment to purchase open educational resources. - Requiring the Texas Education Agency to develop an online portal to help districts select instructional materials, including open educational resources. - Establishing a grant program at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to encourage faculty at public colleges and universities to adopt or develop courses using only open educational resources. - Requiring institutions of higher education to indicate on their course schedules if a textbook is an open educational resource. The bill aims to increase the use of free and openly licensed educational materials in Texas public schools and higher education institutions.

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