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📍 Drive to BUCKHOLTS ISD Office   📅 Monday, September 21, 2026 to Calendar
📄 View Official Agenda
Heads up, taxpayers and parents: We’ve audited the upcoming BUCKHOLTS ISD agenda. There are 4 items targeting parental consent and taxpayer funds that need your immediate attention before the gavel falls.
⚠️ Warning (LEVEL 8)
School Board to Adopt Lobbyist-Written Policies
📅 Scheduled Action
The board is scheduled to vote on “Policy Update 127,” a large bundle of policy changes written and recommended by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB). This effectively outsources the district’s policymaking to a lobbyist organization that consistently opposes property tax relief, parental rights, and educational transparency at the state capitol.
Response

DEMAND A RECORDED VOTE: Contact the Buckholts ISD board and demand that Item IX.D, the TASB Policy Update, be discussed item by item, not passed as a bundle. ‘Why is the board rubber-stamping policies from a lobby group instead of developing them transparently here in Buckholts? Vote NO on adopting the TASB bundle.’

💰 Impact: Lobbyist-Crafted Policies
⚠️ Warning (LEVEL 7)
Taxpayer-Funded Lobby Group Training for Board
📅 Scheduled Action
The board is receiving a ‘workshop’ from the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), an organization that lobbies the state legislature against taxpayer interests. This session uses district time and resources to give a platform to a group that often works against the very people funding the district.
Response

Contact the Buckholts ISD board: ‘Why is the board using district time for a workshop with TASB under Item V? Taxpayers should not be funding a platform for a group that lobbies against property tax relief and parental rights.’

💰 Impact: Undisclosed Lobbying Influence
⚠️ Warning (LEVEL 7)
Secret ‘Budget Workshop’ Hidden in Closed Session
📅 Scheduled Action
The agenda lists a closed session for a ‘Safety Audit,’ but the description for the same item says ‘Budget Workshop on Premier Board Books.’ Discussing budgets behind closed doors is a serious transparency violation, and the conflicting descriptions suggest an attempt to hide financial discussions from the public.
Response

DEMAND CLARITY: Contact the Buckholts ISD board immediately. ‘Item X.A. is listed as a closed session. Why is the description for this item a ‘Budget Workshop’? The public has a right to observe all budget discussions. This item must be discussed in the open meeting.’

💰 Impact: Secret Budget Discussions
ALERT (LEVEL 3)
Requires Verification

Plan Introduces ‘Social-Emotional’ Focus
📅 Scheduled Action
The proposed District Improvement Plan includes a goal to create a ‘social-emotionally healthy environment.’ This language is often a gateway for controversial Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) programs that can shift focus from core academics to subjective emotional instruction and data collection.
Response

DEMAND THE DETAILS: Email the Buckholts ISD board: ‘Regarding the District Improvement Plan (Item IX.B), what specific curriculum or programs will be used to promote a ‘social-emotionally healthy environment’? Parents deserve to know if this involves controversial SEL frameworks before the plan is approved.’

💰 Impact: Academic Mission Creep
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