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📍 Drive to AZLE ISD Office   📅 Monday, September 21, 2026 to Calendar
📄 View Official Agenda
Heads up, taxpayers and parents: We’ve audited the upcoming AZLE ISD agenda. There are 3 items targeting parental consent and taxpayer funds that need your immediate attention before the gavel falls.
⚠️ Warning (LEVEL 8)
District Hires Law Firm to Fight Taxpayer Appeals
📅 Scheduled Action
The board plans to renew its contract with the law firm Linebarger for “Property Value Appeal Services.” This means the district is spending taxpayer money to hire lawyers to fight against local homeowners and businesses who appeal their property appraisals, in an effort to keep tax bills artificially high.
Response

DEMAND A RECORDED VOTE: Contact the Azle ISD Board (see the Official Agenda link for contact info): ‘Pull Item 7.D from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and vote. The district should not be spending our money to fight us when we appeal our property appraisals. Vote NO on renewing the Linebarger contract.’

💰 Impact: Higher Property Taxes
🚩Watchlist (LEVEL 6)
Requires Verification

District to Announce Legislative Lobbying Priorities
📅 Scheduled Action
The Superintendent will present the district’s “Legislative Priorities” to the board. This is often the first step toward using taxpayer funds and district resources to lobby the state legislature, potentially for policies that increase spending or reduce local accountability.
Response

DEMAND THE DETAILS: Contact the Azle ISD Board (see the Official Agenda link for contact info): ‘Regarding Item 5.A.3, please make the full list of Legislative Priorities public before any action is taken. Taxpayers should not be funding lobbying efforts that may work against their interests.’

💰 Impact: Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying
🚩Watchlist (LEVEL 6)
Requires Verification

Vague $140K ‘Services Contract’ on Consent Agenda
📅 Scheduled Action
The board is set to approve a $139,701 contract with “Merakey Services” without separate discussion as part of the consent agenda. The agenda provides no details on what these services are, what the deliverables are, or how success will be measured.
Response

DEMAND A RECORDED VOTE: Contact the Azle ISD Board (see the Official Agenda link for contact info): ‘I demand Consent Item 7.C.3, the Merakey Services contract, be pulled from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and a roll-call vote. Taxpayers deserve to know what this $140,000 is for before it’s approved.’

💰 Impact: $139,701 (Undisclosed Services)
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