Alief Independent School District trustees approved the administration's recommendation to propose termination of a term contract teacher at Hollop Middle School and authorized the superintendent to deliver the notice required under Chapter 21 of the Texas Education Code, during a brief open-session vote on Aug. 26, 2025.

The action arose from matters discussed in closed executive session and was presented in open session as agenda item 13, which the board said supports Alief ISD board goal 3, “World-class employment.” The board president asked for a motion to approve the administration's recommendation and to authorize the superintendent or his designee to provide the required notice under Chapter 21 of the Texas Education Code. Trustee Truong moved the motion; Trustee Moreno seconded it.

The motion passed; the board recorded the result in open session as "We have 5 4 0 against 0 abstention. The item passes." The transcript indicates the termination recommendation and related details were discussed in closed session and no further specifics were disclosed in open session.

Superintendent Mays called roll when the board reconvened in open session at 10:20 p.m.; the meeting was adjourned at 10:22 p.m. The board did not provide details in open session about the grounds for the proposed termination or any timeline beyond authorizing the superintendent to issue the Chapter 21 notice.

Because the personnel matters were discussed in closed session, the board did not present testimony or documentary evidence in open session about the recommendation. The board's authorization directs the superintendent or a designee to proceed with the statutory notice process defined in Chapter 21 of the Texas Education Code.