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The Leon | Alcala Law Firm is pleased to announce that Dr. Matt Underwood, Ed.D., will be joining the team as an Educational Leadership Consultant and will assist with Superintendent Searches and events.  Dr. Underwood brings a wealth of experience to his new role, having served as Superintendent in Stephenville, Lago Vista, and Mason Independent School Districts. view article

The law firm of Leon | Alcala, PLLC is pleased to announce the addition of its newest partner, Ben Morse, to lead the firm’s public finance group. Morse was previously associated with the law firms of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in the firm’s Austin and Houston offices and Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP in its Houston office. view article

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday became a federal holiday in 1983, but Texas was one of several states that refused to recognize it at first. It took a group of activists and a little help from the NFL Players Association to get a law on the books. In 1990, the issue of whether to make MLK Day a holiday went before Arizona voters. The NFL had selected Arizona to host the Super Bowl in 1993, but threatened to move the game if the measure did not pass.    (17) view article

The law firm of Leon | Alcala, PLLC is pleased to announce the addition of its newest partner, Ben Morse, to lead the firm’s public finance group. Morse was previously associated with the law firms of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in the firm’s Austin and Houston offices and Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP in its Houston office. Morse has represented public school districts, cities, special purpose districts, counties and other governmental entities in public finance transactions. His experience includes representing issuers, underwriters and developers in municipal bond and economic development transactions for a variety of governmental projects, including water, sewer and electric utilities, educational facilities, transportation projects and hotel/convention center facilities. “I am thrilled to join a law firm that focuses on public education,” said Morse, who brings a passion for public education to his municipal bond practice. “It’s exciting to have the opportunity to build upon the firm’s growing public finance practice and to offer my school district clients the firm’s extensive experience in all aspects of school law,” he added. Ben is particularly experienced in strategies related to the conduct of bond and other special and general elections.

"This decision was made in consideration of months of research and input from around the RISD community," the district said in a statement.  RAINS, Texas — During Monday night's school board meeting, the Rains ISD School Board voted to approve a four-day instructional week beginning with the 2023-24 school year. view article

Killeen City Council members and Killeen ISD trustees are expected to discuss the city’s parks system and the district’s strategic facilities plan projects as part of a joint meeting on Thursday. Much of the 418-page agenda packet involves Killeen’s 2022 parks master plan, open space and park growth and improvements. Including community, neighborbood, special-use and linear parks, the city maintains more than 500 acres of recreational space. view article

In English, in fact, the origin of the term “Good” is debated: some believe it developed from an older name, “God’s Friday.” Regardless of the origin, the name Good Friday is entirely appropriate because the suffering and death of Jesus, as terrible as it was, marked the dramatic culmination of God’s plan to save his people from their sins.  (christianity.com)      TexasISD will not post Friday, April 15, nor Monday, April 18 in celebration of the risen Christ. read more

   Talia Natterson is a sophomore at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, a private school in Los Angeles, California. She writes for her school publication, Crossfire.