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Howe ISD authorizes purchase of 91.443 acres from Saddleback Ventures

Howe Independent School District Board of Trustees · January 12, 2026

Summary

Following closed session, the Howe ISD board voted 7–0 to approve buying 91.443 acres from Saddleback Ventures, LLC and authorized Superintendent Ritchie Bowling to execute the contract.

The Howe ISD Board of Trustees authorized the purchase of 91.443 acres from Saddleback Ventures, LLC and delegated authority to Superintendent Ritchie Bowling to execute the contract, voting 7–0 after closed-session deliberations.

After meeting in closed session under the Texas Open Meetings Act, the board returned at 6:55 p.m. and took public action. Janie Finney moved to approve the purchase of 91.443 acres and to authorize Mr. Bowling to execute the contract; Nick Upton seconded. "Janie Finney made the motion to approve the purchase of 91.443 acres from Saddleback Ventures, LLC, and to authorize Mr. Bowling to execute the contract," the minutes record. The motion carried unanimously. The minutes list the acreage and the seller but do not state purchase price or planned use of the land.

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