PasadenaISD

01 — The big decision · Sep 22, 2026

The board later approved a total tax rate of $1.1654 and a bond construction expenditure authorization.

Our pick of the year's biggest decision from the board's checked meeting summaries. Two AI readers each confirmed the motion and the outcome in the meeting's own transcript, and a third agreed.

02 — On our record · Feb 2026 to Oct 2026

10 meetings

The board met 10 times on our record, for at least 10 hours of meetings.

Hours are the meeting videos' own lengths; 1 of the 10 videos had no length we could read, so the hours are a floor. Meetings the district didn't post on video aren't here.

03 — The busiest night at the mic · May 26, 2026

15

15 members of the public spoke on May 26, 2026, the busiest night we counted at this board.

Counted from the meeting video, never named or shown. Our count was within one person at 70 of 70 meetings we checked by a full read. 7 of the 13 meetings we counted here had a public speaker.

04 — Where the time went

at least 12%

Budget and finance took at least 12% of the board's meeting time (our count, 24%). At the typical board we timed, 10%.

• Budget and finance≥ 12%typical board ≥ 10%
• Ceremony and recognition≥ 5%typical board ≥ 4%
• Public comment≥ 3%typical board ≥ 2%

Read from the transcripts of 13 board meetings, Feb 24, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026. Two AI readers split each meeting into topics and a stretch counts only where both agree, so every share is a floor.