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📍 Drive to DOUGLASS ISD Office   📅 Monday, November 16, 2026 to Calendar
📄 View Official Agenda
Heads up, Texas taxpayers: we’ve reviewed the upcoming DOUGLASS ISD agenda and found 2 items that deserve your attention before the gavel falls.
WARNING (LEVEL 7)
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Secret Changes to Board Rules Proposed
📅 November 16, 2026
The board is voting on its own ‘Operating Procedures,’ which govern everything from public comment to agenda setting. Approving these rules without public review could allow for changes that reduce transparency or limit residents’ ability to speak.
Response

DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: The proposed ‘Board of Trustees Operating Procedures’ for Item 12 were not attached to the agenda. Contact the District Office: ‘Post the proposed operating procedures online for public review before any vote is taken.’

💰 Impact: Reduced Public Access
WARNING (LEVEL 6)
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Undisclosed Library Book List Up for Vote
📅 November 16, 2026
The board is scheduled to approve a new list of library books, but the list of titles was not included in the public agenda. This prevents parents and taxpayers from reviewing the books for age-appropriateness or ideological content before they are purchased with tax dollars.
Response

INVESTIGATE: The ‘recommended Library Book Acquisition List’ for Item 10 is not public. Contact the Douglass ISD administration and demand the full list of proposed books be published online immediately so parents can review it before the vote.

💰 Impact: Politicized School Libraries
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