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The Texas Freedom Network dropped off copies of a petition, each with more than 2,700 signatures, opposing Senate Bill 1, which passed the Senate last week.
More than 380 supporters and opponents signed up Wednesday to testify on the proposal, which would allow parents to use state funds to send their children to private schools.
The Texas Education Agency confirmed it’s removing Houston ISD’s democratically elected school board and superintendent, effectively putting the state in charge of its largest school district.
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The announcement comes almost four years after the agency first moved to take over the district.