NACOGDOCHES ISD board holds closed executive session under Texas Government Code

Board President Farshid Niroumand called the NACOGDOCHES ISD Board of Trustees to order at 5:00 p.m. May 13, 2025, and said a quorum was present and the meeting had been legally posted under the Texas Open Meetings Act. President Niroumand then called an executive/closed session at 5:01 p.m. “as authorized by Texas Government Code Chapter 551.074 and 551.129,” stating the board would reconvene in open session and that no action would be taken during the closed session.

The board returned to open session at 6:57 p.m. and immediately approved a motion to adjourn. The motion to adjourn was made by Trustee Mindy Winslow and seconded by Secretary Leabeth Abt; the vote recorded six yeas, zero nays and one absence (Trustee James Montoya). The minutes record that no public comments had been received by the deadline and that no district administration or guests signed the register for the special meeting.

The transcript and minutes do not specify the subject matter discussed during the closed session. Texas Government Code Chapter 551.074 generally authorizes closed deliberations relating to personnel matters; Chapter 551.129 provides authority for closed consultation with legal counsel concerning certain district matters. The board did not take formal action in the closed session, according to the public record.