HEB ISD proposes rezoning near old West Hurst to balance Hurst Hills and Trinity Lakes

Darla (presenter) outlined a proposed attendance‑boundary adjustment that would rezone a neighborhood across from the former West Hurst facility to Hurst Hills Elementary and move roughly 137 students currently assigned to Hurst Hills (south of Highway 10) to Trinity Lakes Elementary.

Presenter said the change would shift about 178 students in the circled neighborhood to the new Hurst Hills campus for next year (pre‑K through sixth grade) and aimed to make campus enrollments more balanced; current counts presented in the packet showed Hurst Hills near 472 students and Trinity Lakes near 623 students.

The recommended implementation timeline calls for a board action vote on Jan. 20; if approved, district staff will send parent letters, update the website and FAQs, and hold parent meetings on Feb. 25 at Hurst Hills and Feb. 26 at Trinity Lakes where principals will give campus tours.

Darla emphasized transfers and schools‑of‑choice will remain: students already on approved transfers through sixth grade may stay at their campuses, and any student may apply to transfer (transportation is not provided for transfer students). The district will continue to provide bus service to students living two miles or more from campus or who qualify because of hazardous routes, to be determined by transportation staff.

Board members asked whether rezoning would cause families to lose transportation and whether River Trails had been considered; presenter said River Trails lacks capacity now and a long‑standing River Trails boundary would be disrupted if included. Trustees and the demographer also cautioned that projected future housing could change capacity needs and urged care in timing adjustments.

Next steps: the board expected to take formal action on Jan. 20 if the item is placed on the consent or action agenda, and staff will continue parent outreach and finalize transportation/hazardous‑route determinations.