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Uvalde CISD board authorizes counsel to seek court filing to realign elections with 1982 consent decree
Summary
After public comments and attorney guidance, the Uvalde CISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to authorize legal counsel to prepare a pleading and proposed resolution to seek court approval to realign the district's election system with a 1982 consent decree addressing representation.
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday to authorize legal counsel to prepare a pleading and proposed resolution to file with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas seeking to return the district's election system into closer alignment with a 1982 consent decree governing representation.
The item followed public comments urging action on the decree and a summary from the district's attorney. Legal counsel Christine Badillo told the board, "I reviewed the matter, and this board is a a legitimate board. To the extent that they've been elected, they've been elected, and those that were appointed were appointed by lawfully elected board members,"…
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