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WFISD Joins the Lawsuit Against the State

Jessica Holley
Texoma’s Homepage
January 24, 2012

In a unanimous vote Monday night, Wichita Falls School Board Members voted to join other districts across Texas in a lawsuit against the state. WFISD will be joining the suit filed by Equity Center, which focuses on bringing poorer districts in the state, which includes WFISD, to the same level of funding as richer districts.

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Coalition Lawsuit Assigned to Judge Dietz

Equity Center
January 18, 2012

(AUSTIN, TX) - The Texas Taxpayer & Student Fairness Coalition lawsuit (filed October 11, 2011) has been assigned to The Honorable John K. Dietz. Judge Dietz presides over the 250th Judicial District Civil Court in Travis County. Having presided over the last school finance lawsuit (West Orange-Cove, II), Judge Dietz has a comprehensive understanding of the Texas school finance system.

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Charles Dupre, Pflugerville ISD

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