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📍 Drive to HARLETON ISD Office   📅 Tuesday, October 13, 2026 to Calendar
📄 View Official Agenda
Heads up, Texas taxpayers: we’ve reviewed the upcoming HARLETON ISD agenda and found 2 items that deserve your attention before the gavel falls.
ALERT (LEVEL 8)
Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Dues Hidden in Check Register
📅 October 13, 2026
The district’s check register, buried in the consent agenda, reveals over $9,000 in payments to organizations that lobby the Texas Legislature, often against taxpayer interests. These include multiple payments to the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) and other administrative associations.
Response

DEMAND A RECORDED VOTE: Contact the Harleton ISD Board (see the Official Agenda link for contact info). ‘I demand Consent Item 6.C, Obligations and Vouchers, be pulled for a separate discussion and a roll-call vote. Taxpayers should not be forced to fund lobbying against their own interests.’

💰 Impact: $9,023 in Lobbying Fees
WATCH (LEVEL 5)
District Purchasing ‘Social-Emotional Learning’ Books
📅 October 13, 2026
The proposed library book purchase list for approval under Item 8.D includes ‘The haunted playground,’ a book explicitly tagged by the vendor for ‘Social-Emotional Learning’ (SEL). This purchase uses taxpayer funds for materials that can introduce controversial social concepts into the school library.
Response

DEMAND THE DETAILS: Contact the Harleton ISD Board (see the Official Agenda link for contact info). ‘Regarding Action Item 8.D, please explain the vetting process for books tagged with ‘Social-Emotional Learning.’ Parents deserve to know what ideological frameworks are being purchased with district funds.’

💰 Impact: Politicizing the Library
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