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Waco ISD board appoints Everett Phipps to vacant Place 7 seat
Summary
The Waco ISD Board of Trustees appointed Everett Phipps to fill the vacant Place 7 seat at a special meeting April 29, 2026; the motion passed 4-2 after the board reconvened from closed session.
Waco — The Waco Independent School District Board of Trustees appointed Everett Phipps to fill the vacant Place 7 seat at a special meeting Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
Board President Jose Vidana called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. and said the meeting notice had been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 551). The board went into closed session at 5:30 p.m. to consider personnel matters related to the vacant trustee position and reconvened in open session at 7:21 p.m.
In open session, Jim Patton moved to appoint Mr. Everett Phipps to fill the vacant seat (Place 7). The motion was seconded by Taylor Bledsoe and carried by a 4-2 vote, according to the meeting minutes. The minutes record the outcome and the tally but do not list individual roll-call votes by name. Following the vote, the meeting was adjourned at 7:24 p.m.
The minutes identify Jose Vidana as Board President and note Jim Patton as the motion's mover and Taylor Bledsoe as the seconder. The record does not include additional debate, public comment, or detailed discussion about candidates in open session; deliberations on personnel were held in closed session as permitted under Texas law.
The appointment fills the board vacancy for Place 7. The district did not provide further details in the minutes about when Mr. Phipps will be sworn in or whether the board took any additional administrative steps at the meeting.
