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Collinsville ISD board unanimously hires law firm for independent investigation
Summary
At a Feb. 25 special meeting, the Collinsville ISD board reconvened from executive session and voted unanimously to retain Adams, Lynch, and Lofton, PC to represent the district in connection with an independent third‑party investigation; details on scope and cost were not specified.
The Collinsville Independent School District board of trustees voted unanimously Feb. 25 to retain the law firm Adams, Lynch, and Lofton, PC to represent the district in connection with an independent third-party investigation.
The board reconvened from executive session at about 6:28 p.m., when the presiding member said, "I'm going to make a recommendation that we, retain, Adams, Lynch, and Lofton, PC and its attorneys, to represent the Collinsville Independent School District in connection with the independent 3rd party investigation." Board member Justin then moved "to work in, to hire Adam Lynch and Walton to the 3rd party investigation," the motion was seconded and approved unanimously after a roll-call-style prompt of "All those in favor? That's unanimous." The transcript does not specify the investigation's subject, the proposed scope of representation, or any fee arrangement.
The motion constitutes formal board action to retain outside legal counsel for the investigation; the record notes the board had been in executive session for private consultation with its attorney prior to the vote. The meeting adjourned at 6:29 p.m. after the vote.
The board did not provide further public details during the meeting about the investigation's timeline, cost, or formal charge. The transcript records the legal authority cited for the executive session as "Texas government code chapter 5 5 1."
