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Texas school district boundaries are not always aligned with county or city boundaries; a district can occupy several counties and cities, while a single city (especially larger ones such as Dallas, Houston, or San Antonio) may be split between several districts. Almost all Texas school districts use the title "Independent School District", or ISD.
On June 28, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that the Texas legislature's redistricting plan violated the Voting Rights Act in the case of Texas's 23rd congressional district. As a result, on August 4, 2006, a three-judge panel announced replacement district boundaries for 2006 election for the 23rd district, which affected the boundaries ...
District 28 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives.It was created in the 3rd Legislature (1849–1851). [1]The district is wholly within Fort Bend County and accounts for nearly a quarter (24%) of the counties representation in the chamber.
Cities and counties (as well as other political entities) are permitted to enter "interlocal agreements" to share services (for instance, a city and a school district may enter into agreements with the county whereby the county bills for and collects property taxes for the city and school district; thus, only one tax bill is sent instead of three).
Texas Senate District 28 special election - 9 September 2014 [7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican: Charles Perry: 22,860 53.39 Republican: Jodey Arrington: 12,958 30.26 Democratic: Greg Wortham 5,616 13.12 Republican: Delwin Jones 677 1.58 Libertarian: Kerry Douglas McKennon 358 0.84 Republican: E.M. Garza 347 0.81 Turnout: 42,816 ...
Eanes Independent School District (EISD) (/ ˈ iː n z / EENZ) is a school district headquartered in unincorporated Travis County, Texas , in Greater Austin. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Its enrollment is about 7,814 students, [ 4 ] distributed among six elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. [ 5 ]
In addition to most of Wimberley, the district serves the city of Woodcreek. [1] In addition to Hays County, it extends into Comal County. [2] The district was formed on July 1, 1986, from portions of the Hays Consolidated and Dripping Springs districts. [3] In 2011, the school district was rated "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. [4]
In 2016, the Moody Foundation presented Highland Park ISD with a grant of $5.8 million (equivalent to $7,363,394 in 2023) to fund Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education in the district. [28] The district named the initiative the Moody Innovation Institute to bring a focus on STEAM education to all students in ...