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• News November 1, 2026

  Sanctioning votes, rule changes, and association decisions in girls high school flag football.

• Texas Approves a Girls Flag Football Pilot, No Earlier Than 2028-29 November 1, 2026

  The UIL approved a girls flag football pilot in concept for at most two classifications, starting no earlier than 2028-29. Texas is still not sanctioned.

• Oregon Sanctions Girls Flag Football November 1, 2026

  The OSAA Delegate Assembly voted on 12 October 2026 to make girls flag football an OSAA-sanctioned activity, with the first season in spring 2027.

• We Checked 18 More States: Where Girls Flag Football Is Moving Next November 1, 2026

  50 of 51 entries are now checked against association documents. None of the 18 newly checked states has sanctioned the sport; six have it under way.

• October Decisions: Oregon, Texas and Virginia Weigh Girls Flag Football September 16, 2026

  Oregon's delegates vote on sanctioning, Texas's UIL returns to the question, and Virginia's picture is still unclear. Where each stands before October.

• Why Nobody Agrees How Many States Have Sanctioned Girls Flag Football September 15, 2026

  Published counts ranged from 9 to 24 in a single year. The disagreement is not carelessness — the sources are measuring different things.

• Where College Flag Football Stands: Four Governing Bodies, Four Timelines September 15, 2026

  The NAIA crowns its first women's flag football champion in spring 2027, the NJCAA in 2027-28, and the NCAA votes in January 2027.