Open textbooks, written by the world's best educators, free for every student.
Texture is a nonprofit organization (in formation) that produces open-source, openly licensed textbooks — starting with the K-12 core curriculum, expanding to higher education — and builds txt, a git-based collaborative typesetting tool that powers the work.
- Free digital editions of every book, forever, under CC BY 4.0.
- Print editions at the lowest sustainable cost.
- txt: version control, structured review, and professional typesetting for books, built on git.
- The Texture platform: where leading educators collaborate to write, review, and publish.
This is the organization's founding repository. It holds the documents that define what Texture is and how it operates.
Mission & identity
| Document | Purpose |
|---|---|
| MISSION.md | Mission statement, vision, values, theory of change |
| docs/brand/brand-guide.md | Branding, visual identity, voice, and editorial style |
| docs/brand/trademark-policy.md | What the marks guarantee; fork naming guidance |
| docs/roadmap.md | Phased roadmap from formation to full curriculum |
Organization & formation
| Document | Purpose |
|---|---|
| docs/org/formation-checklist.md | Step-by-step 501(c)(3) formation checklist |
| docs/org/bylaws-outline.md | Bylaws skeleton with drafted purpose & dissolution clauses |
| docs/org/conflict-of-interest-policy.md | Board conflict of interest policy (IRS-expected) |
| docs/org/board-prospectus.md | Founding board recruiting document |
| docs/org/budget-model.md | Three-year budget skeleton for Form 1023 and grant asks |
Technology
| Document | Purpose |
|---|---|
| docs/txt/spec.md | txt technical specification: architecture, CLI, platform |
| docs/txt/format.md | The .tx source format specification |
| txt/ | txt v0 (Rust): parser, check, fmt, and build (HTML + PDF via Typst) |
| examples/algebra-1-demo/ | Working sample book: one Algebra I chapter in .tx |
| site/index.html | Landing page draft (self-contained, brand palette) |
Community & legal
| Document | Purpose |
|---|---|
| docs/community/collaborators.md | Collaborator roles, requirements, and review workflow |
| docs/community/governance.md | Editorial governance: how content decisions are made |
| docs/community/contributor-agreement.md | Draft contributor agreement (DCO + license grant) |
| docs/community/rfc-template.md | Template for cross-book standards changes |
| CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md | Community conduct standard and enforcement |
| docs/licensing.md | Licensing policy for content, code, and contributions |
| LICENSE.md | License for this repository (CC BY 4.0) |
Outreach
| Document | Purpose |
|---|---|
| docs/outreach/one-pager.md | Funder one-pager |
| docs/outreach/faq.md | FAQ for educators, districts, funders, and press |
Pre-incorporation. Nothing here is final; everything here is versioned.
Founding contact: [email protected]