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Board extends school‑district legal services; public commenter urged competitive review
Summary
After a public speaker urged the board to seek new legal counsel and questioned invoices, trustees voted to renew the district's legal counsel contract for two years. The board discussed alternatives during the meeting but ultimately approved a two‑year extension.
WESLACO — The Weslaco ISD Board faced public criticism of its legal counsel invoices before voting to renew the district’s legal counsel contract for an additional two years.
During public comment Diana Garza told the board she had reviewed invoices and asked why the district was paying outside firms in addition to its main legal counsel for investigative work. "Vote no to extending contract and search for legal counsel that is reasonable and is well versed in school law," Garza told trustees in public comment, citing specific invoice totals she said had been billed earlier in the year.
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