As Birt called on lawmakers to reject House Bill 5089, he rebuked criticisms that the board lacked transparency as they ...

Local voters would have to approve splitting up a school district while trustees’ ability to break them up unilaterally would ...

Lawmakers discussed a bill Tuesday that would create new rules for school districts that want to split into smaller entities, ...

The process being proposed in House Bill 5089 usurps two levels of local control, Keller school board Vice President John ...

Keller ISD's proposal to split the district failed, but emotional divisions persist, highlighted during a House committee ...

A bill aimed at giving Texans a voice in deciding whether a school district can split up goes before the House Public ...

A joint author of the bill represents part of Keller ISD, which considered a split through board resolution earlier this year ...

KELLER, Texas — The contentious proposal to split Keller ISD into two separate districts did not happen. But in Austin on Tuesday morning, testimony before a House committee offered clear ...

An initial proposal was drafted without any public input, sparking concerns that the split would unfairly favor one of the new districts. In March, Keller ISD leaders ultimately dropped the plans.