Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Lucio scrapping countywide school district consolidation bill
HARLINGEN — Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. announced Friday he would not move forward with legislation to consolidate local school districts.
Lucio said he’d decided not to proceed with Senate Bill 2113, which would have authorized a study about consolidating nine school districts into one countywide district.
That district would have encompassed Brownsville, San Benito, Port Isabel, Los Fresnos, Harlingen and Rio Hondo, among others.
Educators throughout Cameron County reacted swiftly against the study and possible consolidation, leading to Lucio’s decision to withdraw the bill.
Read more: http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_b42fb8e0-11bf-11e7-9dec-63c2f4fb2fe6.html