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📍 Drive to SOMERSET ISD Office   📅 Monday, October 19, 2026 to Calendar
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Heads up, Texas taxpayers: we’ve reviewed the upcoming SOMERSET ISD agenda and found 2 items that deserve your attention before the gavel falls.
WARNING (LEVEL 7)
Funding Lobbyists with Taxpayer Dollars
📅 October 19, 2026
The board is scheduled to renew its Property and Casualty Coverage with the TASB Risk Management Fund. The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) is a powerful lobby group that often works against property tax relief and parental rights at the state legislature. This contract uses local tax dollars to fund an organization that lobbies against the interests of those same taxpayers.
Response

Email the Somerset ISD Board of Trustees (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding Item V.A., I demand a recorded vote on the TASB contract. Please direct staff to seek insurance proposals from providers who do not use our tax dollars to lobby against parents and taxpayers.’

💰 Impact: Undisclosed Lobbying Fees
WATCH (LEVEL 5)
Requires Verification

Vague ‘Goal Setting’ Could Hide Policy Shifts
📅 October 19, 2026
The board will approve its goals for the upcoming year in a workshop setting. Without the proposed goals being published in advance, the public has no way to know if they include politically charged initiatives like DEI or SEL, or commit the district to new spending priorities.
Response

Email the Somerset ISD Board of Trustees (contact info on the district website): ‘Regarding Item VI.A., please publish the proposed 2026-2027 Board and Superintendent Goals online before the meeting so the public can review them. Taxpayers deserve to see the district’s direction before it is approved.’

💰 Impact: Potential Mission Creep
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