Follow along for live updates from the Houston Chronicle on the state takeover of HISD, the largest school district in Texas, and its effect on the Houston region.
, the state's largest school district, according to documents briefly posted on the agency's website. Follow along for live updates.State officials in recent decades have increasingly responded to school districts struggling with poor academics or financial woes by usurping local control and pledging to turn around the schools.
Sources in the Texas House and Texas Senate confirmed TEA Commissioner Mike Morath will sit down with Democrats and Republicans in Austin, fulfilling a commitment from that agency to brief lawmakers before making any formal announcement.
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