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HISD board members balk at budget cuts as TEA takeover approaches

Rebecca Carballo, Staff writer

April 6, 2023Updated: April 7, 2023 6:27 p.m.

1of3Board members of HISD Bridget Wade, Millard House II, and Dani Hernandez listens to a speaker at HISD board meeting in Houston, Texas on Thursday, March 9, 2023.Joseph Bui/Contributor

Houston ISD board members expressed concern Thursday about making budget cuts to campuses right before the district is taken over by the Texas Education Agency.

With a state-selected board and superintendent slated to be appointed by June, the district is in a time of transition and uncertainty, board members said. Maintaining funding levels for schools would provide some level of stability, said Trustee Sue Deigaard, who represents District V.