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Splendora ISD board approves contingent-fee legal contract to join youth social-media litigation
Summary
The Splendora ISD Board adopted a resolution and entered a contingent-fee legal services agreement with three law firms to represent the district in multi-district litigation over youth social media usage, citing required findings under Texas Government Code 2254, Subchapter C.
The Splendora Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Feb. 24 to adopt a resolution approving the submission of required findings under Texas Government Code 2254, Subchapter C and to enter a contingent-fee legal services agreement to participate in multi-district litigation concerning youth social media usage.
Board members voted 5–0 to adopt the resolution and separately approved the contingent-fee agreement with Thompson & Horton, LLP; Eiland & Bonnin, PC; and O’Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo, PC. The motions were made in open session after a closed discussion with counsel; Dan Muirhead made the motion on the resolution and Allen Wells seconded, and the subsequent agreement motion was made by Dan Muirhead and seconded by Kim Klepcyk.
The agenda and minutes show the closed-session topics included consultations with the board’s attorney about participation in multi-district litigation and the possibility of entering a contingency-fee contract. The resolution item in the minutes explicitly referenced the statutory findings needed for submission and a request for expedited review by the Texas Attorney General.
The board did not record individual roll-call votes by name for the motions beyond the unanimous tallies. No dollar amount for the contingency fee was disclosed in the minutes, and the minutes note that any action arising from closed session would occur only after the board reconvened into open session.
The district listed the legal authority relied on in the motion: the requirement to include findings per Texas Government Code 2254, Subchapter C before a contingent-fee contract can be submitted to the Attorney General for review. The minutes indicate the matter passed with recorded votes of For: 5, Against: 0.
