Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo on Saturday derided the proposed takeover of the Houston...
— which could happen as early as Monday — rather than a desire to help under-achieving students.
“The state is taking politics too far and working to limit democracy and the established rights of our citizens,” Hidalgo said in a statement. The takeover would negatively impact more than 187,000 students — 80 percent of whom are from low-income families — throughout the district, she worried. The mayor called on TEA Commissioner Mike Morath and state legislators to amend state law to prevent a change in leadership.
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