Judson ISD board approves MOU giving Bexar County Sheriff's Office network access

The Judson Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a memorandum of understanding with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday to permit access to the Bexar County network and the county’s regional information-sharing hub.

The board recessed into a short closed session under Texas Government Code sections 551.074 and 551.076 to discuss “security devices or security audits” and the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office MOU, then reconvened in open session and voted to approve the agreement. Board members said no final decision or vote occurred during the closed session.

Board President (unnamed on the record) introduced the motion to approve the MOU and asked for a second; a board member seconded. The board then proceeded to a vote in open session. The motion passed with a 6-0 tally, according to the chair.

The board did not read the full text of the MOU during open session and provided no additional details about technical scope, data sharing restrictions, or specific operational safeguards during the public discussion recorded in the meeting. The action follows the board’s use of the statutory closed-session authority cited, which the trustees said was the basis for taking the matter up in private before returning to vote.

Trustees said the closed session would be brief and the board reconvened within minutes. No supporting documents or vote-by-name were entered into the public record in the transcript excerpts provided.

The board moved on to other agenda items following the vote.