WallerIndependentSchoolDistrict

01 — The big decision · Aug 27, 2026

Board approves 2026 tax rate of 1.052800, effectively a 5.95% increase

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 · Jan 2026 to Oct 2026

11 meetings

The board met 11 times on our record, for 15 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 4, 2026

4

4 members of the public spoke on June 4, 2026, one of the busiest nights 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. 4 of the 12 meetings we counted here had a public speaker.

04 — Where the time went

at least 7%

Budget and finance took at least 7% of the board's meeting time (our count, 19%). At the typical board we timed, 10%.

• Budget and finance≥ 7%typical board ≥ 10%
• Ceremony and recognition≥ 2%typical board ≥ 4%
• Public comment≥ 0%typical board ≥ 2%

Read from the transcripts of 12 board meetings, Oct 30, 2025 to Oct 8, 2026. Two AI readers split each meeting into topics and a stretch counts only where both agree, so every share is a floor.