Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo reacted to the comments on Houston Public Media’s Houston Matters, drawing a parallel between the takeover of Houston ISD and the battle between the state and county governments over election management.
The state takeover efforts first began in 2019 when Morath began to investigate allegations of trustee misconduct and after Phillis Wheatley High School received failing accountability grades. Of course, what we are going to do is going to be a mandatory action under state law, not a discretionary action.” “So all I would say is we’re still waiting to evaluate the Supreme Court’s ruling - which has not yet been finalized - to try to discern then what our next required action is under state law. “Yeah, the streets - streets say a lot,” Morath responded. It is going to be March 6th … And there are already persons that have been asked to take over the position of superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, and that it is going to take place by media, and that is going to take place on March 6th. “And I have to tell you what the streets have. “I’m hearing the streets have it,” Allen said. Alma Allen, D-Houston, who is also a former HISD school administrator. On Tuesday, TEA Commissioner Mike Morath addressed the House Public Education Committee and was asked about the timeline for a potential takeover by state Rep. How do you come in and take over the largest school district in Texas and do it successfully?” “I’m talking to legislators, and what they’re saying to me is that the state intends to take over the district, replacing the entire board, replacing the superintendent, and I find that totally alarming,” said Turner, who spent two decades as a state representative. The agency’s only comment remains the same as it was in January - “TEA continues to review the Supreme Court’s decision in order to determine next steps that best support the students, teachers, parents, and school community of the Houston Independent School District.” The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will reportedly move to completely replace the leadership of the entire district, the state’s largest.īut reportedly the TEA maintains that it has not made a decision, according to a spokesperson. “The state is overreaching on this issue,” Turner said during Wednesday morning’s City Council meeting. In a sudden twist in the saga of Houston Independent School District (HISD), Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said Wednesday morning he has heard from multiple sources that the state intends to take over the district - possibly as early as next week.
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