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Uvalde ISD lawyers to ask federal court to update 1982 consent decree; board files amicus brief seeking Robb Elementary video release
Summary
Board lawyers said they will file a motion to update the 1982 Morales consent decree to reflect current election timing and four-year terms and that, at the board's direction, the district filed an amicus brief urging the Texas Department of Public Safety to release surveillance video from Robb Elementary.
UVALDE, Texas — Uvalde CISD officials said the district's lawyers will ask a federal judge to update a 1982 consent decree that shaped the district's board structure, and the district has filed an amicus brief asking an appeals court to order the release of video recordings related to the Robb Elementary shooting.
The district's outside counsel told the Board of Trustees that the 1982 Morales consent decree established the board's current mix of at‑large and area seats and reflected election practices then in place. Counsel said Texas law has since moved elections to May and allowed four‑year terms. The law firm said it will file a motion “to clean up that consent decree while honoring the heart of this…
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