Houston ISD state takeover could end this school year, but elected trustees face a long road to full control

Houston ISD may begin to regain local control of the district by the end of this school year.
In August, both Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath and state-appointed superintendent Mike Miles said Houston ISD could exit the intervention “relatively soon.” The state’s largest school district has been under state control since 2023, after Wheatley High School in the fifth ward earned more than five consecutive failing accountability ratings from the Texas Education Agency. T