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As Houston union files lawsuit to stop a state takeover of HISD, a news report shows how TEA-backed charter schools are falling even further behind in offering special education services

Publish Date: November 22, 2019

Texas AFT and HFT President Zeph Capo (left) lays out the union’s lawsuit with comments from the four plaintiffs in the case. The Houston Federation of Teachers Tuesday stepped up its battle against a state takeover of Houston ISD by filing a federal lawsuit against Education Commissioner Mike Morath and the Texas Education Agency over a violation of voting rights, particularly for people of color. “The state’s action to take over the HISD is flagrantly unconstitutional and has nothing to do with giving kids a strong public education,” said Zeph Capo, president of HFT and Texas AFT. “Gov. Abbott and Mike Morath will do just about anything to give private charter operators a chance to get their hands on our schools—even violate the state and...