The TEA has not confirmed what it intends to do with HISD. But, senators are meeting with the agency, pushing new legislation that would provide other options for underperforming schools.
With the threat of a state takeover looming, HISD is ending its legal battle with the Texas Education Agency.The rumors of a state takeover in the Houston Independent School District are still just that. There's been no official announcement from the Texas Education Agency more than a week after Mayor Sylvester Turner said he believed it was imminent. There are, however, some new developments from the district's trustees and in Austin.
At Thursday's school board meeting, trustees said the battle with the state isn't over, but they did vote to end one aspect of the fight. The effort to stop the state from taking control of the courts is over. They said January's Texas Supreme Court decision left no avenue for a legal victory to preserve local control.
"We are now at the point where it is time for us to move forward. It is in our students and employees' best interest for us to end this lawsuit between HISD and TEA and navigate and build relationships between all parties involved," Trustee Dani Hernandez said.Lawmakers representing Houston, however, aren't letting up. A meeting with TEA Commissioner Mike Morath is set for next week.
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