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Sources & references

Every claim above is numbered to a source here. Primary documents (TEA, statute, district) are cited wherever possible.

1. Raise Your Hand Texas — Texas Public School Funding (basic allotment, attendance-based funding, recapture)
2. IDRA — Texas School Funding: Major Elements in House Bill 2 (2025) — $55 allotment adjustment
3. The Texas Tribune — Texas Legislature approves $8.5 billion public education boost (HB 2)
4. Raise Your Hand Texas — Achieving Average: per-pupil ranking (46th) and the funding gap
5. KERA News — Texas opens applications for the new $1 billion school voucher (ESA) program
6. Texas Education Agency — A–F Accountability (overview of the three domains)
7. Texas Education Agency — Chapter 5: Calculating Ratings, 2025 (cut scores; F = ≤59; 70/30 weighting)
8. Texas Education Agency — Understanding the Student Achievement Domain (STAAR; CCMR & graduation at high schools)
9. Texas Education Agency — Understanding the School Progress Domain
10. Texas Education Agency — Understanding the Closing the Gaps Domain
11. Good Reason Houston — TEA A–F Ratings Explained
12. Texas Education Code, Chapter 39A — Accountability Interventions and Sanctions (closure / board of managers)
13. Austin ISD — Announcement of the potential SB 1882 partnership with TCIS (March 2026)
14. Austin ISD — District to submit additional evidence after TEA denies the partnership (May 28, 2026)
15. The Texas Tribune — Austin ISD's bid to avoid state takeover rejected by TEA
16. KVUE — TEA rejects AISD turnaround plan; partnership may proceed without 1882 benefits (per TEA)
17. The Texas Tribune — Houston ISD takeover begins; Mike Miles named superintendent (June 2023)
18. Texas Education Agency — Fort Worth ISD board of managers and superintendent named (March 2026)
19. The Texas Tribune — Texas names superintendent and board for Lake Worth ISD takeover (April 2026)
20. The 74 / The Texas Tribune — Five Texas school districts at risk after the ratings release (record; ~10 board replacements since 2000)
21. Texas Standard — Tracking Texas school district takeovers (districts under/entering state control)
22. Austin Current — Austin ISD's takeover clock: timeline, August ratings, possible fall notification
23. Austin ISD — Boundary Realignment Process (scenarios, timeline, how to weigh in)
24. Austin ISD — Consolidation & Boundary FAQs (four guiding principles; data; transfer policy)
25. KXAN — Austin ISD's updated plan: new transfer and sibling (continuation) policies
26. Community Tool Box (Univ. of Kansas) — Using Personal Testimony
27. ADL — How to Advocate for Your Students at their K-12 School
28. Austin ISD — Board of Trustees (members & districts; public comment)
29. Texas Education Agency — 2025 Consecutive Unacceptable List (XLSX; consecutive years of unacceptable performance by district and campus, per Senate Bill 1365)
30. Texas Education Agency — 2025 Accountability Rating System (source page hosting the Consecutive Unacceptable List and statewide summary)
31. Office of the Texas Governor — Commissioner of Education is appointed by the Governor (Mike Morath appointment); authority derives from Texas Education Code, Chapter 7
32. K-12 Dive — Houston ISD reports zero F-rated schools two years after takeover (state-reported 2024–25 gains)
33. ABC13 Houston — HISD library closures and conversions under the New Education System
34. Defender Network — HISD teacher turnover and uneven results under Miles' NES plan
35. Community Voices for Public Education (Houston) — community advocacy against the HISD takeover
36. Daniel Dawer — UT Austin College of Education researcher profile
37. Education X podcast — "Military Occupation of Austin ISD: Dan Dawer" (May 29, 2026)

This is a volunteer, community-made resource for Brentwood & Crestview families. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Austin ISD or the Texas Education Agency. Figures and dates reflect reporting as of June 2026 and may change as new accountability ratings are released; follow the linked sources for the latest.