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Heads up, taxpayers and parents: We’ve audited the upcoming FREER ISD agenda. There are 5 items targeting parental consent and taxpayer funds that need your immediate attention before the gavel falls.
| 🚨 Alert (LEVEL 8) |
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School District Wants to Become a Landlord
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 20, 2026 |
The board is voting to ‘purchase school housing,’ a significant expansion of its mission beyond educating children. This would make the school district a residential landlord, using taxpayer funds for real estate ventures. The public has not been provided with the full cost, the source of funds, the ongoing maintenance liability, or why this is a higher priority than classroom instruction.
Response
DEMAND THE DETAILS: Email the Freer ISD Board before the meeting: ‘Regarding Item 20, what is the total cost to purchase and maintain this housing? Where is the money coming from? Taxpayer funds should be for classrooms, not for real estate ventures. Please provide a full cost-benefit analysis before this vote.’
💰 Impact: Unknown purchase price plus ongoing maintenance costs, diverting funds from educational priorities and creating a new long-term liability for taxpayers.
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| ⚠️ Warning (LEVEL 7) |
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Using District Resources for Political Lobbying
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 20, 2026 |
The board is appointing a delegate to the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Delegate Assembly. TASB is a powerful lobby group that uses taxpayer money from school districts to lobby the state legislature, often against property tax relief, parental rights, and educational freedom. This vote directs district resources and staff time toward political activism in Austin.
Response
Email the Freer ISD Board: ‘Stop using our tax dollars for political lobbying. I urge you to vote NO on Item 23 and end the district’s relationship with TASB. Focus on educating children, not on Austin politics.’
💰 Impact: District staff time and travel expenses for political lobbying; perpetuates a system where local governments lobby against their own taxpayers.
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| ⚠️ Warning (LEVEL 6) |
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Secret Policy Changes from Austin Lobby Group
| 📅 First Reading July 20, 2026 |
The board is holding a ‘First Reading’ of TASB Policy Update #127. These policy packages are written by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), a lobby group, not by locally elected trustees. They can contain language that undermines parental rights or introduces controversial social agendas into the district. The actual text of Update 127 has not been made public with the agenda.
Response
DEMAND THE DETAILS: Email the Freer ISD Board: ‘Regarding Item 25, the public deserves to see the full text of TASB Policy Update 127 before any vote. Please post the document online and explain what specific local policies are being changed.’
💰 Impact: Undisclosed policy changes affecting parental rights, curriculum, or district governance, handed down from an outside political organization.
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| ⚠️ Warning (LEVEL 6) |
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Blank Check Spending Approvals
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 20, 2026 |
The agenda includes votes on ‘Budget Amendment(s)’ (Item 10) and ‘Purchases Over $10,000.00’ (Item 11) with no supporting documents or dollar amounts listed. This asks the board to approve spending without providing the public any details on what is being bought or how much taxpayer money is being moved. This is not open government.
Response
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Email the Freer ISD Board: ‘Postpone the votes on Items 10 and 11. The public has a right to see the details of all budget changes and large purchases before they are approved. Please attach all relevant financial documents to the public agenda.’
💰 Impact: Unknown. The board is being asked to approve spending without public disclosure of the amounts or purpose.
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| 🚩Watchlist (LEVEL 5) |
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Making it Harder to Track Spending
| 📅 Vote Scheduled July 20, 2026 |
The board is voting to double the ‘capitalization threshold’ from $5,000 to $10,000. In plain English, this means any purchase under $10,000 will no longer be tracked as a long-term district asset. This change reduces financial transparency and makes it harder for the public to follow the money on thousands of dollars in equipment and other mid-range purchases.
Response
Email the Freer ISD Board: ‘Vote NO on Item 21. Lowering financial transparency is a step in the wrong direction. Taxpayers deserve to have every possible dollar accounted for, and this change makes it easier to hide spending.’
💰 Impact: Reduced public oversight on purchases between $5,000 and $9,999, making waste and abuse harder to detect.
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