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FLOUR BLUFF ISD board approves contingent-fee legal agreements for youth social-media litigation
Summary
Trustees adopted findings under Texas Government Code 2254 and approved contingent-fee agreements with multiple law firms to represent the district in youth social-media usage and related litigation, alongside a request for expedited review by the Texas Attorney General.
The FLOUR BLUFF ISD Board of Trustees voted on June 3 to adopt a resolution approving the findings required under Texas Government Code 2254 Subchapter C and to seek expedited review by the Texas Attorney General for a contingent-fee legal services agreement.
A subsequent motion approved the district’s entry into contingent-fee legal services agreements with Thompson and Horton LLP, Island and Bonent PC, and O'Hanlin, Dear and Castillo PC to represent the district in litigation relating to youth social-media usage, as discussed in closed session. The board moved, seconded and approved both items on the record.
Board members cited the close-session discussions as the basis for the motions; the transcript records the formal motions and approvals but does not include the fee terms of the contracts or details of the claims the firms will litigate. The resolution adopted included the findings required by statute to permit contingent-fee arrangements and a request that the Texas Attorney General expedite its review of the agreement.
