Texas takes over Harris County public schools

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Ft Worth ISD to be taken over

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What we have announced today is that the enforcement decision that we're making, that we're required to make under state law, is to install a board of managers for Fort Worth ISD. So, this is not actually happening today. There's a lot of process that we will unfold over the coming months. But the decision is to install a board of managers. A board of managers has the same powers and duties as an elected board of trustees. We will choose individuals from Fort Worth to serve on that board of managers," Morath said.

https://www.fox4news.com/news/tea-ta...fort-worth-isd

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There was a big unforeseen downside to a state takeover: Republicans losing control of state government

Gov Hinojosa will have a lot of say over the transition back to elected control

Appointed school board managers in some of Texas’ districts under a state takeover said Friday that they are preparing to be out of a job as soon as January.

Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa campaigned to stop state takeovers in public schools and to replace Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath with an educator on her first day in office, which would be Jan. 19. The new commissioner could immediately change the governance of the eight districts that were taken over by the state because campuses persistently failed academic standards.


During a state takeover, a commissioner appoints managers who assume the authority of locally elected trustees. Hinojosa’s appointee could replace any or all appointed board managers at any time with new appointees, education experts said.

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/11...gina-hinojosa/