Record 01 · Sequence
Coming September 1stThe 2018 Defamation Vote
A documented sequence involving public comment, closed sessions, legal action, the superintendent's departure, official statements, votes, and gaps in the published record.
Public archive · Katy Independent School District
A public record of Katy ISD board decisions, votes, documents and video.
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355
Board meetings
16,708
Recorded votes
8,489
Documents
2.6M
Words transcribed
Archive as of August 2026 · 2012 to present · Source: BoardDocs · Katy ISD board video
Decisions traced through the district's own agendas, minutes and recordings.
Record 02 · Exhibit
In progressDissertation Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of the Hindt (2012) doctoral dissertation and an earlier source dissertation.
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64
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Record 03 · Decision
In progressThe Two-Way Immersion Vote
The only academic program Katy ISD has eliminated in fourteen years of board records. Overcrowding was real; the cost figure that carried the argument was ninety-four percent teacher salary the district would still be paying; the savings the board voted on differed from what the superintendent stated three weeks later by roughly double.
Current board of trustees
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Position 6
Rebecca Fox
2,017 recorded votes
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Position 7
Dawn Champagne
1,488 recorded votes
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Position 2
Lance Redmon
1,346 recorded votes
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Trustee
James Cross
204 recorded votes
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Trustee
Cicely Taylor
52 recorded votes
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Trustee
Jim Davidson
52 recorded votes
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Trustee
Nathan Shipley
52 recorded votes
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