PearlandIndependentSchoolDistrict

01 — The big decision · Aug 11, 2026

Pearland ISD trustees adopt $1.135 tax rate for tax year 2026

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 · Nov 2025 to Sep 2026

12 meetings

The board met 12 times on our record, for 34 hours of meetings.

Hours are the meeting videos' own lengths. Meetings the district didn't post on video aren't here.

03 — The busiest night at the mic · Jun 9, 2026

8

8 members of the public spoke on June 9, 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. 5 of the 13 meetings we counted here had a public speaker.

04 — Where the time went

at least 6%

Budget and finance took at least 6% of the board's meeting time (our count, 12%). At the typical board we timed, 10%.

• Budget and finance≥ 6%typical board ≥ 10%
• Ceremony and recognition≥ 3%typical board ≥ 4%
• Public comment≥ 1%typical board ≥ 2%
• Safety and discipline≥ 0%typical board ≥ 0%

Read from the transcripts of 13 board meetings, Nov 11, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026. Two AI readers split each meeting into topics and a stretch counts only where both agree, so every share is a floor.