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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 14, 2016

Page

6

Local boards weigh transgender restroom policy in Texas

ECISD officials and local lawmakers discuss how to respond to federal guidelines on transgender restroom use. Nelson Minyard touts local control and birth certificate gender as guiding factors while Gov Abbott signals interest in similar laws. Attorneys caution about potential federal funding implications under executive actions and TASB policy guidance.

Adkins Ecisd Board Nelson Minyard Associated Press Greg Abbott North Carolina Pat McCrory U.S. Justice Department Abbott Texas Minyard Barack Obama Min Ward Brooks Landgraf Odessa Landgraf Mike Atkins ECISD Ector County Atkins Texas Association of School Boards Ase Sone Barbara Williams Oth Williams TASB

Policy bans discrimination including sex-based bias

The policy prohibits various forms of discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of sex.

Court Finds Texas School Finance Constitutional Yet Flawed

ECISD leaders say funding remains inadequate amid a long legal battle. State officials acknowledge the ruling allows reforms but defer to the legislature to craft fixes, stressing local control and ongoing input on future changes from representatives like Landgraf and Seliger.

Midland Andrews Robin Hood Mike Adkins Minyard ECISD Adkins Brooks Landaf Odessa Hood Landgraf Kel Seliger Amarillo Senate Higher Education Business and Commerce Texas Supreme Court Seliger

Texas lawmakers vow to reform school funding after ruling

Sen Seliger and Lt. Gov Patrick back updating decades old formulas and expanding state aid for tax reduction as ECISD attorney Mike Atkins cautions about unclear impacts. They say the legislature must address public school finance to prepare Texas students for the 21st century.

Dan Patrick Senate Seliger State of Texas Mike Atkins ECISD Atkins

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