Houston Public MediaJan 28, 2025

The family of a Cy-Fair ISD student who died after an apparent asthma attack during basketball practice is seeking financial compensation and policy changes, according to a letter sent to the district by Houston attorney Tony Buzbee.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/01/28/512219/family-of-cy-fair-isd-student-who-died-during-basketball-practice-seeks-compensation-policy-changes/

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Family of Cy-Fair ISD student who died during basketball practice seeks compensation, policy changes

Prominent Houston attorney Tony Buzbee is representing the parents of Xavier Thompson, who are seeking "pre-suit" mediation with the school district after the 13-year-old's death last November.

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Houston Public MediaJan 17, 2025

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District trustees on Thursday night overwhelmingly passed a policy that would notify families if their child uses a pronoun in school that is different from their biological sex.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/01/17/511151/cy-fair-isd-trustees-overwhelmingly-pass-controversial-gender-identity-policy/

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Cy-Fair ISD trustees overwhelmingly pass controversial gender identity policy

Five school board trustees voted in favor and one voted against the policy that quickly drew criticism from students and district families earlier in the week.

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Houston Public MediaNov 12, 2024

Cy-Fair ISD trustees, in their latest controversial move, overwhelmingly approved a policy that requires students to use the restrooms associated with their assigned sex at birth.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2024/11/12/505817/cy-fair-isd-board-passes-policy-restricting-bathroom-use-by-biological-sex/

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Cy-Fair ISD board passes policy restricting bathroom use by biological sex

The move is the latest by a school board that's repeatedly found itself at the center of hot-button discussions and dissenting arguments from community members.

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Houston Public MediaSep 11, 2024

After Cy-Fair ISD trustees eliminated more than half of the district's librarians, students and parents say their school libraries are open only part of the time this year. A fourth-grader at Fiest Elementary says that makes him "sad."

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2024/09/11/499594/cy-fair-isds-libraries-are-frequently-closed-after-trustees-cut-librarian-positions-in-half/

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Cy-Fair ISD’s libraries are frequently closed after trustees cut librarian positions in half

The school board for the Houston-area district has exerted more control over library and instructional materials since politically conservative members won a 6-1 majority last November.

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Wren BirdieNov 1, 2023

A fairly solid argument where Republicans have thumped the Democrats is at the local level.

Early voting has started a while back in Harris County and around the state of #Texas for the upcoming election Nov 7th.

An election of huge importance is the #CyFair ISD school board election. It is the 3rd largest school district in the state.

Bryan James Henry has written a pretty comprehensive article on Medium about what's at stake and who we should vote for.

https://bryanjameshenry.medium.com/cy-fair-isd-at-a-crossroads-districts-future-in-voters-hands-da42e699f156