As Lubbock Independent School District faces shrinking student enrollment, trustees are asking voters to approve $290 million in new bond debt—and they’re claiming “no tax increase is required” to repay…
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Is Your District Electioneering?
Some school districts have come under fire for using public resources to advocate for election contests….
Attorney General Alleges Houston ISD Engaged in Electioneering
Houston Independent School District is accused of illegal electioneering by Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office in an opinion sent to district officials. The legal opinion reported by KPRC 2 highlights…
Senator Seeks To Stop School Electioneering on Taxpayers’ Dime
…in 2024, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Denton Independent School District after two administrators used official district email accounts to encourage staff members to vote for anti-school choice candidates…
Election Security Proponents Seek Improvements to Texas’ Laws
…in the Denton Independent School District—Jesus and Lindsay Lujan, a married couple—were accused of using the district’s email system to send messages to school staff that incentivized voting in the…
Report: School Districts Caught Electioneering Need Stronger Penalties
…have been caught electioneering, including Denton Independent School District, where administrators Jesús and Lindsay Luján were accused of sending emails from their school email addresses encouraging staff to vote for…
Taxpayer Advocate Recommends Reforms to Rein In Local Governments
…to pass in the House. Bettencourt said he would support another ban carried by State Sen. Mayes Middleton (R–Galveston) in the upcoming session. 2. Stop school district electioneering. State law…
Texas School Districts ‘Electioneer’ for Tax Increases
…electioneering “for” their ballot propositions. State law prohibits spending school resources on political advertising supporting a ballot issue. Yet two Texas school districts appear to be doing just that. Turkey-Quitaque…
Frisco ISD Asks Voters to Approve Billion Dollar Bonds Plus Tax Increase
…school resources on political advertising that supports a ballot issue, but district officials maintain that their tax-funded “information” is not electioneering. Earlier this year, Frisco ISD settled an electioneering lawsuit…
Rockwall ISD Residents Voting ‘No’ on Big School Bonds and Tax Increase
Local residents are urging their neighbors to “Vote No” on ballot propositions being pushed by Rockwall Independent School District that would result in big property tax increases. School trustees are…