Could girls flag football be on the horizon for Texas high schools?

It's a proposal that the UIL will consider at its regular Legislative Council meeting on Sunday and Monday in Austin, according to the council agenda. The legislative council will hear speaker Timothy Rising's comments on adding girls flag football as a UIL sanctioned sport during the public hearing section on Sunday before the Athletics Standing Committee considers the propsal during their meeting later that day.

If the standing committee recommends it, the proposal would face a full legislative council vote on Monday.

Girls flag football has gained steam across the state of Texas in past years, most notably in Fort Worth, where Fort Worth ISD established a 14-team league. Seven states have sanctioned girls flag football, with Alabama intending to become the eighth starting in 2024.

Other proposals on the agenda for the UIL Legislative Council include allowing coaches to coach their athletes in all-star games, amending officials' fee schedule and travel reimbursement, adding boys volleyball as a sanctioned sport, changing the age eligibilty requirements, and adding drone competition as a UIL sanctioned activity.

The UIL Legislative Council meeting is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. on Sunday, and can be live-streamed on the UIL website.