Local voters would have to approve splitting up a school district while trustees’ ability to break them up unilaterally would ...

As Birt called on lawmakers to reject House Bill 5089, he rebuked criticisms that the board lacked transparency as they ...

The process being proposed in House Bill 5089 usurps two levels of local control, Keller school board Vice President John ...

Lawmakers discussed a bill Tuesday that would create new rules for school districts that want to split into smaller entities, ...

Texas lawmakers are considering legislation that would make it more difficult to split a school district in Texas.

Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, would set rules for how a school district could split off from an existing one. Under the bill, 20% of registered voters in each of the proposed new districts would ...

Some families were and are still in favor of the proposed split. Keller ISD has abandoned plans to divide, but supporters of the move argue HB 5089 removes local control and if a community wants ...

The outside of the Keller ISD Education Center in Keller on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.