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Waller ISD trustees met in closed session on personnel, real estate, litigation and safety
Summary
The board recessed to closed session at 5:34 p.m. under Texas Government Code sections to discuss personnel matters, a possible real estate transaction, consultation with counsel on litigation, and school safety; the meeting reconvened at 6:46 p.m. No public actions were reported from the closed session.
President William Warren recessed the Waller ISD special called meeting to closed session at 5:34 p.m. on Jan. 5, citing the Texas Open Meetings Act provisions for confidential deliberation. The meeting minutes list Tex. Gov't Code §551.071–551.089 inclusive and cite §551.074 (personnel), §551.072 (real estate), §551.071 (consultation with counsel regarding litigation) and §§551.076–551.089 (school safety/security).
The board reconvened in open session at 6:46 p.m. and subsequently voted on an item of the open agenda (transportation compensation). The minutes do not record any public action taken during the closed session nor do they provide details about decisions made in closed session. Because Texas law permits certain deliberations to be confidential, the minutes appropriately note the statutory bases for the closed discussion but do not disclose its substance in the public record.
The transcript identifies the statutory authorities cited for the closed session, but it does not list staff names, litigation parties, property identifiers, or safety measures discussed; those details remain confidential or unrecorded in the open minutes.
