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📍 Drive to O’DONNELL ISD Office   📅 Tuesday, October 20, 2026 to Calendar
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Heads up, Texas taxpayers: we’ve reviewed the upcoming O’DONNELL ISD agenda and found 3 items that deserve your attention before the gavel falls.
WARNING (LEVEL 6)
Board May Appoint New Trustee, Bypassing Voters
📅 October 20, 2026
The board is discussing how to fill a vacancy on the school board under Item VII.C. Appointing a replacement, rather than holding a special election, denies voters the right to choose their own representative and can lead to an unaccountable board.
Response

Protect your vote. Contact the O’Donnell ISD board regarding Item VII.C: ‘Fill the board vacancy with a special election, not an appointment. Let the voters decide.’

💰 Impact: Bypassing Voters
WATCH (LEVEL 5)
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Mid-Year Budget Changes Without Detail
📅 October 20, 2026
The board will vote on unspecified ‘Budget Amendments’ under Item V.A. This allows for shifting taxpayer money to new projects or priorities mid-year, bypassing the public scrutiny of the annual budget adoption process.
Response

Demand the details on Item V.A. (2653). Contact the O’Donnell ISD board: ‘Please publish the proposed budget amendments with clear explanations for the public before any vote is taken.’

💰 Impact: Undisclosed Spending Priorities
WATCH (LEVEL 4)
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Undisclosed Spending on Consent Agenda
📅 October 20, 2026
The board plans to approve an unknown list of bills in a single ‘consent’ vote as Item IV.B. This common practice can be used to hide payments to controversial vendors or lobbying groups without a separate, recorded vote on each expenditure.
Response

Demand transparency. Contact the O’Donnell ISD board and ask that Item IV.B be pulled from the consent agenda for individual review and that a detailed check register be published online before the meeting.

💰 Impact: Undisclosed Spending
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