TEA announces takeover of HISD

By Landan Kuhlmann landan@theleadernews.com

The state of Texas’ largest school district is now going to be under the state’s control.

On Wednesday, Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath announced that the state will be taking over Houston ISD, putting an end to a battle that has waged on for four years.

The efforts to enforce a takeover began in 2019, when TEA Commissioner Mike Morath began ef- forts to replace the HISD board amidst allegations of board misconduct as well as nearly a decade of low academic performance at Wheatley High School. The district sued the TEA in 2020, and was