The takeover of Houston ISD by the Texas Education Agency dates back to 2019, when Wheatley High School triggered a state law by failing to meet the accountability standard for seven consecutive years.
Here's a look back at the major events that led us to this point.TEA officialsreplace HISD's locally elected school board after a six-month investigation finds several instances of alleged misconduct by some trustees, including violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act, inappropriate influencing of vendor contracts and making false statements to investigators.
Lawyers for HISD's board filed a motion for a preliminary injunction Tuesday, seeking to allow the district to resume its search while also precluding any state sanctions tied to a misconduct investigation.TEA investigators make final recommendation to replace HISD trusteeswith a state-appointed governing board, concluding the district's elected officials engaged in multiple acts of misconduct that warrant stripping them of power.
The district presents its case against the TEA to U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel. David Campbell, an attorney arguing on behalf of HISD, says the state's attempt to appoint a board of managers is like"bringing an elephant gun to shoot a mouse." The lobby of the HISD's Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center, 4400 W. 18th St., is shown Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022 in Houston.Texas Supreme Court clears way for takeover by removing injunctionover who should have oversight of HISD. The court's opinion said the school district failed to show that the TEA's actions would violate the law.
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