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The decision from the state’s highest court would allow the TEA to move forward with its plan to replace Houston ISD’s school board members over low academic scores.
The court will consider whether a law that updated the education code last year has any bearing on TEA Commissioner Morath’s attempt to replace HISD’s board members over low academic scores.
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Among other issues, the court will consider whether a law that updated the education code last year has any bearing on TEA Commissioner Mike Morath’s attempt to replace HISD’s board members over low academic scores.
TEA appeals Houston ISD takeover lawsuit ruling to Texas Supreme Court FacebookTwitterEmail Lawyers representing Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath, pictured in 2019, filed an appeal Wednesday asking the Texas Supreme Court to overturn a temporary injunction halting the state’s plans to replace Houston ISD school board members.Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Lawyers representing the Texas Education Agency filed an appeal Wednesday asking the state Supreme Court to overturn a temporary injunction that has slowed Education Commissioner Mike Morath’s plans to st...
Houston ISD trustees won a round in court Wednesday when in a 2-1 vote, the Third District Court of Appeals upheld a temporary injunction barring Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath from ousting the HISD board and replacing it with one of his own choosing. The justices voting to uphold the injunction — Republican Chief Justice Jeff Rose and Democrat Grisela D. Triana who wrote the majority opinion — said that Morath hadn't followed his agency's own rules before declaring he was ready to move in to wipe the slate clean with his own appointments. Republican Justice Thomas J. Baker disa...