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What happens when Texas takes over a school district like Houston ISD

When do state takeovers of Texas public schools or districts happen? How long can they last? We provide answers to some of the questions surrounding the takeover of Houston ISD.

The Texas Tribune

"Outrage" over Houston school takeover

"Politically motivated" takeover will "worsen inequities and disenfranchise Houston voters," critics say

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Texas Education Agency will take control of Houston ISD in June

The announcement comes almost four years after the agency first moved to take over the district.

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Texas education agency ready to find new leaders for Houston school district, documents show

Texas’ education agency first moved to take over the district in 2019 after years of low student performance at a single Houston ISD high school. Critics said the district has made improvements since then.

The Texas Tribune

The State’s Houston ISD Takeover Is Unfair, Racist, and Wasteful

Texas policymakers keep moving the goalposts in the middle of the game to pursue their political agenda, no matter the cost to Houston kids.

Texas Observer

Houston ISD braces for possible state takeover

Parents, teachers and retired HISD employees were among the many rallying Friday against an imminent midsemester district takeover by the Texas Education Agency.

The Texas Tribune

Mayor Sylvester Turner expects the state will soon take over Houston ISD

The Texas Education Agency has been in a legal battle to take over the state’s largest school district since 2019.

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Houstonians say the city fumbled sounding the alarm on boil water notice

Many residents in the nation’s fourth-most-populous city heard that they couldn’t drink tap water from friends or neighbors, not from City Hall.

The Texas Tribune

Houston places 2.2m people under boil water notice after plant power outage

Residents in largest city in Texas express anger at alert which came hours after power outage at purification facility on Sunday night

The Guardian - US

Texas schools want to know when female student-athletes had their last period

DALLAS — When was your first menstrual period? When was your most recent? How many periods have you had in the past year?

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