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United ISD public commenters press board over discretionary funds and open-records charge
Summary
Multiple public commenters at a United ISD board workshop urged greater transparency after an open-records fee was deemed excessive and raised concerns that board discretionary funds have been used for newsletters and other non-student expenses.
Several members of the public at an October United Independent School District board workshop urged the board to increase transparency around discretionary spending and record requests.
Letty Juarez told the board that she was charged $15 for half an hour of labor to fulfill an open-records request and said the Texas Attorney General later deemed that fee excessive and ordered the district to reimburse her. “This improper 15 charge has in reality cost taxpayers at least $200 due to the district's legal counsel preparation of responses,”…
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