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📍 Drive to PASADENA ISD Office   📅 Tuesday, September 22, 2026 to Calendar
📄 View Official Agenda
Heads up, taxpayers and parents: We’ve audited the upcoming PASADENA ISD agenda. There are 3 items targeting parental consent and taxpayer funds that need your immediate attention before the gavel falls.
🚩Watchlist (LEVEL 6)
District Claims $0 Savings from DEI Ban
📅 Scheduled Action
In its official certification for complying with the state’s DEI ban, the district claims zero resulting cost savings. This raises questions about whether DEI-related positions and programs were truly eliminated or simply renamed and rebudgeted, hiding the true cost from taxpayers.
Response

DEMAND THE DETAILS: Use the public hearing for Item III or email the board at board@pasadenaisd.org: ‘Regarding the SB 12 certification, please provide a detailed accounting for why eliminating DEI initiatives resulted in zero cost savings for taxpayers.’

💰 Impact: Undisclosed Program Costs
🚩Watchlist (LEVEL 5)
District Uses Lobbying Group for Policy Service
📅 Scheduled Action
The district’s certification documents reveal its reliance on the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) for its official policy manual. Taxpayers are funding TASB, an organization that frequently lobbies the Legislature against taxpayer-friendly reforms like the very DEI ban the district is now implementing.
Response

QUESTION THE PARTNERSHIP: Email the board at board@pasadenaisd.org: ‘Why does Pasadena ISD pay TASB for policy services when TASB’s lobbying efforts often oppose the interests of local taxpayers and parents?’

💰 Impact: Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
✅ Wins to Defend
Good moves worth showing up to support so they stick.
Major Win (LEVEL 8)
District Certifies Compliance with State Ban on DEI
📅 Scheduled Action
Pasadena ISD is holding a public hearing and voting to certify its compliance with a new state law prohibiting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) activities. This is a positive step towards removing divisive ideology from schools and focusing on core academics as required by the Texas Legislature.
How to Secure It

SUPPORT THIS VOTE: Email the board at board@pasadenaisd.org: ‘Thank you for certifying compliance with the state’s ban on DEI in Item IV.1. Please ensure these changes are fully implemented to refocus our schools on academic excellence.’

✅ Why It Matters: Increased Transparency
District Info
Address 3920 MICKEY GILLEY BLVD, PASADENA, TX 77505
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