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📍 Drive to RICARDO ISD Office   📅 Monday, November 16, 2026 to Calendar
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Heads up, Texas taxpayers: we’ve reviewed the upcoming RICARDO ISD agenda and found 2 items that deserve your attention before the gavel falls.
WARNING (LEVEL 7)
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Taxpayer-Funded Legal Retainer with Lobby-Aligned Firm
📅 November 16, 2026
The board plans to approve a legal services retainer with Walsh Gallegos, a firm closely associated with the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB). TASB actively lobbies the legislature for higher taxes and against parent-friendly reforms, using taxpayer money to do so. This retainer on the ‘no-discussion’ consent agenda indirectly supports that lobbying ecosystem.
Response

DEMAND A RECORDED VOTE: Contact the Ricardo ISD board. ‘I demand Consent Item IV.E be pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate discussion and a roll-call vote. Taxpayers deserve to know why the district is retaining a firm so closely tied to TASB’s anti-taxpayer lobbying efforts.’

💰 Impact: Undisclosed Legal Fees
WARNING (LEVEL 6)
Requires Verification

Secret Revisions to Board Operating Procedures
📅 November 16, 2026
The board is considering unspecified revisions to its own operating procedures and code of conduct without providing the proposed text to the public. This is a common tactic to quietly introduce changes that limit public comment time, reduce transparency, or make it harder for citizens to hold them accountable.
Response

DEMAND THE DETAILS: Contact the Ricardo ISD board before the meeting. ‘Regarding Item V.D, please publish the proposed revisions to the Board Operating Procedures online immediately so the public can review them before any action is taken.’

💰 Impact: Reduced Public Access
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