Uvalde CISD special meeting adjourned after trustee says several seats expired under federal decree
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Summary
A special meeting of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees was called at 5:30 p.m. and was adjourned five minutes later after a trustee raised a point of order saying several trustees’ terms had expired under a federal court decree; the board said it would seek legal guidance.
The time was 5:30 p.m. when the Board Chair called the special meeting of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees to order and said the meeting notice had been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act.
A trustee raised a point of order, saying the assembly was “attempting to call a quorum for individuals who are no longer authorized to serve,” and cited a federal decree in Maria Esparza Mireles v. UCISD and an apparent three‑year term limit. The trustee named Laura Perez, JJ Suarez, Javier Flores and Robert Quinones as individuals whose terms, the trustee said, had expired and therefore could not be counted toward a quorum.
The Chair responded that the board would seek guidance from its attorneys. No formal ruling resolving the point of order is recorded in the transcript. After the statement that the board would seek counsel, the Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:35 p.m.
The transcript shows the Chair opening the meeting by reciting the posted notice and invoking the Texas Open Meetings Act and that Cal Lambert was absent. The transcript does not record a vote on the point of order, any attorney advice, or any further business; the meeting ended with the Chair’s adjournment statement.
The matter raised in the point of order — whether specific trustees remain authorized to serve under the federal decree cited — was presented as an alleged legal determination and not resolved on the record at this meeting. The board did direct, according to the transcript, that it would seek guidance from its attorneys before proceeding further.
