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Keep Up with the Status of Legal Challenges Filed Against Itasca ISD by Taxpayers

The legal challenges filed against Itasca ISD are moving forward and in the hands of federal investigators now. Below are references regarding the complaints filed against the Itasca ISD, Hill County Central Appraisal District and the Hill County Commissioners Court to date. While these documents provide details regarding the history and background of what has transpired since 2020 it does not list all of the information gathered. The federal complaints filed and charges being pursued by taxpayers are directly related to financial accountability regarding annual school budgets, proposed bond referendums and multiple lucrative tax abatements using what are known as Chapter 313 Agreements in Texas. Due to major pushback by taxpayers the Chapter 313 Agreement provision was allowed to expire in December of 2022, however legislators pulled a fast one on taxpayers and created the same provision under a new name: The Jobs, Energy, Technology and Innovation Act (JETI). The new provision allows incompetent and naive school officials to continue to subsidize big business on the backs of taxpayers by forfeiting billions of dollars of locally available tax revenues that could be used to relieve taxpayers and homeowners from skyrocketing school property taxes.

The legal challenges and federal complaints filed include the Itasca ISD and its board of trustees, the superintendent of schools serving since 2019, Hill County Central Appraisal District and the Hill County Commissioners Court. The legal arguments and challenges are based on multiple areas of the law and suppression of the rights of taxpayers in Hill County. The actions and decisions made by the named parties are related to fraud, corruption, racketeering and denial of due process for taxpayers. Taxpayers have been denied a voice and ignored by county and school officials in matters that have serious financial impact on them. School and County officials have by design, and a deliberate intent demonstrated a prejudice and bias towards property owners as recorded in the public record. School officials have failed to follow the rule of law in regard to treating all taxpayers within their taxing jurisdiction with uniform and equal application as demonstrated and recorded in the public record.

The latest steps being taking by taxpayers is to expose school districts for contributing to a very serious problem regarding environmental pollution and hazardous waste expanding in Hill County. Across the US and state of Texas there increasing numbers of stockpiles of abandoned wind turbine blades and solar panels that have been damaged or destroyed by storms. Wind turbine blades are routinely replaced, and the old blades are not environmentally friendly and easy to recycle due to questionable financial benefit and costs. School district officials have put themselves in the crosshairs of taxpayers who are exposing the environmental impacts from projects subsidized with Chapter 313 and JETI Agreements executed by school officials.

Check Out “Red Power” a Video Documentary About the Solar and Wind Farm Impact on the Environment in North Central Texas

Red Power video documentary by Michael Quinn Sulivan with the Texas Scorecard. Solar and Wind farm pollution and hazardous waste impact on the environment.

Click Here – To access the video documentary “Red Power” by Michael Quinn Sullivan with the Texas Scorecard and learn more about the issues and problems with solar and wind farm projects supported by local school districts and school officials.

Click Here to Review the Complaint Filed on February 18th, 2025, Regarding Itasca ISD and HCAD in Hill County, Texas
Click Here to Review the Second Complaint Filed on March 4th, 2025, Regarding Itasca ISD and HCAD in Hill County, Texas
Complaint Cover Letter-Click Here
Exhibit “A”Property Tax Record
Exhibit “B”HCAD Annual Summary
Exhibit “C”TEA Code Chapter 44.01
Exhibit “D”BPL Files Solar Farm, LLC Application
Exhibit “E”Hill Solar Farm I, LCC Application
Exhibit “F”Hill Solar Farm II, LLC Application
Exhibit “G”Itasca ISD 2022-Bond Package
Exhibit “H”Itasca ISD 2025-Bond Package
Exhibit “I”Itasca ISD- Memorandum of Understanding
Exhibit “J”Email Correspondence from Itasca ISD Legal Counsel
Exhibit “K”Complaint Letter Filed with DA Mark Pratt_5/18/2022
Exhibit “L”TEA Guidelines Outline Reference-FASRG (Partial)
Exhibit “M”Letter to TASB Legal Counsel
Exhibit “N”Letter from TASB Legal Counsel
Exhibit “O”Itasca ISD- Annual Report_December_2024 (Partial)
Exhibit “P”Complaint Filed with Itasca Police Department_5/12/2022
Exhibit “Q”Response Letter from DA Mark Pratt_5_20_2022
Exhibit “R”TEA Closure Notice, They Punted
Exhibit “S”Response Letter from Keith Boles Interim Superintendent to TEA SIU Investigator Theresa Shutey
Exhibit “T”TEA PIR Request to Jeff Mashburn
Exhibit “U”Information Request to Itasca ISD and TEA_5/11/2022
Exhibit “V”Letter to HCAD Mike McKibben for Clarification Regarding Leased Land to Solar Farm Companies and Change of Use Status
Exhibit “X”Itasca ISD- 2024-2025 Adopted Budget_August_26_2024, Unamended
Complete List of ExhibitsClick Here for List
Short List of School Bond DebtClick Here for List

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