Federal Court Grants TRO Protecting Equal Access for Islamic Schools in TEFA Program
HOUSTON, TEXAS — A federal judge in the Southern District of Texas has granted a Temporary Restraining
Order (TRO) in favor of Texas-based Islamic schools and Muslim families, finding that the Texas Comptroller’s
Office caused immediate and irreparable harm by refusing to approve Islamic schools for participation in the Texas
Education Freedom Account (TEFA) program while parents were submitting applications by the then-operative
March 17 deadline.
Brighter Horizons Academy and Little Horizons Academy Seek Lawful Approval Under TEFA
Garland, TX 11 March 2026 – The Islamic Services Foundation (ISF), a Texas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has formally requested that the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issue a determination on its pending application for participation in the Texas Education Freedom Account (TEFA) program.