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Board authorizes contingency‑fee legal contracts to join multi‑district social media litigation
Summary
Trustees approved a resolution and contingent‑fee agreements to retain outside counsel for participation in multi‑district litigation related to youth social‑media use; the board directed staff to seek expedited review from the Texas Attorney General as required by statute.
Flower Bluff Independent School District trustees adopted a resolution and approved contingent‑fee legal services agreements authorizing the district to join multi‑district litigation related to youth social‑media usage.
A motion before the board asked trustees to adopt findings required under the Texas Government Code for contingent‑fee agreements and to request expedited review by the Texas Attorney General. The resolution and contracts name Thompson Horton LLP, Island and Bonan PC, and O'Hanlin, Dear and Castillo PC as proposed counsel to represent the district.
Trustees discussed the matter in closed session under multiple sections of the Texas Government Code and then returned to public session to vote. The board adopted the resolution and authorized entering into the contingent‑fee legal services contracts; the motion and second carried on board voice votes.
A trustee read the motion to adopt the contingent‑fee agreement and to pursue the request for expedited AG review. The transcript lists the Government Code references used to justify closed‑door consultation, and the board instructed staff to proceed with the engagement process in accordance with state procurement and legal review requirements.
The board did not discuss fee terms in detail in public session; the motion language called for the findings required under state law and for staff to seek the Attorney General's expedited review.
