Texas has some of the lowest SAT scores in the nation. They are ranked 36th nationwide in graduation rates and teacher salaries rank at number 33. The public school system in Texas has problems with overcrowding, violence, and poor performance on standardized testing. Currently 300,000 families have opted out of the public school system in order to pursue the freedom of homeschooling. In June 1994, the Texas Supreme Court upheld the appeal of the Leeper versus Arlington Independent School District. The court held that if students participate in legitimate home schools they are exempt from attending public school. The only requirement for legitimacy is for the curriculum to be in writing and they must teach in a bona fide manner, good citizenship, reading, writing, mathematics and grammar. When families decide to homeschool they must develop a unique curriculum. This paper takes the reader through the five different development phases leading up to and including the basics of developing a homeschool curriculum designed for students in the state of Texas.