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The Houston Independent School District is the largest public school system in Texas, and the eighth-largest in the United States. Houston ISD serves as a community school district for most of the city of Houston and several nearby and insular municipalities in addition to some unincorporated areas. Like most districts in Texas, it is independent of the city of Houston and all other municipal and county jurisdictions. The district has its headquarters in the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center in Houston.

In 2016, the school district was rated "met standards" by the Texas Education Agency

Dutton amended House Bill 1842 in 2015. Soon after Texas Education Agency took the power of the board away from the citizens.

Practice tasks:

1. Link "Texas Education Agency" to its Wikipedia page.
2. Link "public school" to its Wikipedia page (Public school (government funded)
3. Add a citation at the end of the first sentence. Link for citation: https://web.archive.org/web/20060309232254/http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=6127
4. Restate this using your own words and add it to the end.
   1. In 2015, Dutton added an amendment to House Bill 1842 making it possible for the Texas Education Agency to take over HISD. It was in response to the constant low academic performance of his alma mater, Wheatley High School.
5. Add a citation for the sentence added above
   1. https://defendernetwork.com/news/local-state/rep-harold-dutton-stands-firm-supports-tea-takeover/
6. Bold "Houston Independent School District (HISD)" in first sentence.

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