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Weslaco ISD board tables Lone Star Governance item, casts appraisal-district votes and approves procurement and architect hires

Weslaco Independent School District Board of Trustees · November 18, 2025

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Summary

At its regular meeting the board voted to table Lone Star Governance items until December, cast 56 appraisal‑district votes for Joe Olivares, approved competitive sealed-proposal procurement criteria for fine‑arts projects, authorized negotiation of an architect contract with ERO, and approved routine consent items and hiring recommendations after a closed session.

The Weslaco ISD Board of Trustees took several formal actions during its November meeting.

Tabled item: Trustees voted to table the Lone Star Governance agenda items until December because staff had received additional data that required review. Trustee Slayton moved to table; Dr. Jaime Rodriguez seconded and the motion passed by voice vote.

Appraisal‑district votes: The board exercised its 56 votes for seats on the Hidalgo County Appraisal District board and, following a motion and second, cast the district’s votes for Joe Olivares as the board’s representative.

Procurement and architect approvals: For the fine‑arts facility improvements at two middle schools the board approved using the competitive sealed proposal (CSP) procurement method and adopted the scoring criteria to rank proposals. The board then voted to authorize administration to negotiate and execute an architectural‑services contract with ERO for those fine‑arts projects.

Consent agenda and personnel actions: The board approved the consent agenda in a single voice vote. Later, after a closed session under Texas Government Code sections 551.071 and 551.074 to discuss personnel and litigation (including a pending case, Megan Rios v. Weslaco ISD), trustees reconvened and approved the superintendent’s recommended certified and noncertified contracts.

Votes at a glance: Lone Star Governance (motion to table) — motion passed; Consent agenda — approved; Appraisal‑district votes — cast for Joe Olivares; Procurement method (CSP) and criteria — approved; Architect selection (ERO) — authorized; Post-closed-session contracts — approved.

Speakers or movers recorded in meeting minutes included Trustee Slayton (motion to table LSG), Dr. Jaime Rodriguez (second on that motion), and motions recorded with seconders and voice votes for subsequent approvals.