Is the texas top 10% law only for public high schools?

[LifeAsWeKnowWeIt]

<p>So I always thought it was the top 10% for any high school, not just public but someone told me it was only for public, is this true? And I know that the percentage is lower at UT austin, but does this only apply to public school?</p>

[JAMCAFE]

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Texas Education Code (TEC) Sections 51.801-51.809 and the changes made to several of these sections by House Bill 3826 address all admissions of first-time freshman students who graduate from accredited Texas public or private high schools. House Bill (HB) 3826 added curriculum requirements (completion of the Recommended or Advanced High School Program) or college readiness scores (ACT College Readiness Benchmarks or SAT of 1500) for these students.
HB 3826 also added a relief provision for a student graduating from an accredited Texas public or private high school. TEC Section 51.803(b) states:
An applicant who does not satisfy the curriculum requirements prescribed by Subsection (a)(2)(A)(i) or (ii) is considered to have satisfied those requirements if the student completed the portion of the recommended or advanced curriculum or of the curriculum equivalent in content and rigor, as applicable, that was available to the student but was unable to complete the remainder of the curriculum solely because courses necessary to complete the remainder were unavailable to the student at the appropriate times in the student’s high school career as a result of course scheduling, lack of enrollment capacity, or another cause not within the student’s control.
If the high school does not offer the required curriculum or the student could not complete the required curriculum for a cause not within the student‟s control, he/she must/may1 be admitted as long as the high school provides the necessary certification.
In addition, for Top 10 Percent Automatic Admission,2 HB 3826 requires that each applicant submit an application by the university‟s application deadline and that an official high school transcript or diploma be submitted. For all admission to public universities,2 the transcript or diploma must, not later than the end of the student‟s junior year, indicate that he/she satisfied the curriculum requirements or is on schedule to do so, met the ACT or SAT assessment requirements, or was otherwise eligible under the relief provision.

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<p>Potentially, private high schools qualify but some don’t rank for some reason.</p>