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📍 Drive to DOSS CONSOLIDATED CSD Office   📅 Tuesday, October 13, 2026 to Calendar
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Heads up, Texas taxpayers: we’ve reviewed the upcoming DOSS CONSOLIDATED CSD agenda and found 2 items that deserve your attention before the gavel falls.
WARNING (LEVEL 7)
Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Dues on Consent Agenda
📅 October 13, 2026
The board plans to approve its financials under the consent agenda, which includes a $564 payment for ‘2026-2027 Membership Dues’ (Check 460391). This is almost certainly for the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), an organization that lobbies the state legislature for higher taxes and against parental rights, and which the board has recently engaged with. This uses local tax dollars to work against the interests of Doss taxpayers.
Response

DEMAND A RECORDED VOTE: Contact the Doss CSD board (see official agenda for details) and demand that the financials under Consent Item IV.B be pulled for a separate discussion and a roll-call vote. Ask them: ‘Why are we sending our local tax dollars to a lobby group like TASB that works against parents and taxpayers in Austin?’

💰 Impact: $564 for Lobbying
WATCH (LEVEL 5)
Requires Verification

Vague Legal Retainer — Manual Review Required
📅 October 13, 2026
The board is set to approve a ‘Retainer Program’ with the law firm Walsh, Gallegos Trevino Kyle & Robinson, but the actual contract detailing the cost and scope of work was not included in the provided documents. These types of open-ended agreements can lead to uncontrolled legal spending with little public oversight.
Response

INVESTIGATE: Open the file ‘Walsh_Retainer_Signed_FY27’ attached to Item VI.C in the Official Agenda (linked above) to confirm whether it contains hidden costs. Email the board: ‘Please publish the full contract and disclose the total expected cost for the Walsh Gallegos retainer before any vote is taken on Item VI.C.’

💰 Impact: Undisclosed Legal Fees
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