Pasadena ISD board pauses meeting to await trustee election results

The Pasadena Independent School District Board of Trustees recessed a special meeting May 2025 to await the official results of the district’s May 3 trustee election.

Trustee Casey Phelan said the meeting had been duly called and posted under the Texas Open Meetings Act and that "we will be awaiting the official results of the 05/03/2025 passing ISD trustee election," adding that "initial results from early voting should be soon, hopefully." The board noted there were no public comments and that public-comment time under policy BD Local allows a 30-minute allotment for the open-session portion of the agenda.

The board temporarily moved into closed session "pursuant to Texas Government Code sections 551.071 and 551.074," then returned to open session at 7:16 p.m. After reconvening, Trustee Kenny Fernandez moved to recess while the board waited for election results; Trustee Veil Gonzalez seconded the motion. Following an oral vote, the motion carried and the board stood in recess. "All in favor? Aye," the presiding officer said.

The meeting notice given at the start confirmed a quorum of trustees present: Kenny Fernandez, Veil Gonzalez, Marshall Kendrick, Nilda Sullivan and Casey Phelan; a board member named Crystal was said to be en route. The boardroom address on the notice was 3920 McKinley Boulevard, Pasadena.

No formal action on district policy, budget or personnel was recorded in the transcript aside from the motions to enter closed session and to recess while awaiting election results. The transcript does not include the official vote tally by name or any announcement of certified election outcomes.

The board cited the Texas Government Code authority for closed deliberations; Chapter 551 governs open-meetings exemptions, including consultation with counsel and personnel matters, but the transcript does not record the substance of any closed-session discussion or any follow-up assignments to staff.