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Contact: Lauren Cook Director of Communications cook@equitycenter.org 512/478-7313 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2011

Diverse Set of Districts Make Up Equity Center Plaintiff Group

(AUSTIN, TX) - More than 135 school districts across Texas have officially joined the Equity Centers legal fight for fair funding for all Texas taxpayers and students. By passing resolutions to join the group, school boards across the state are sending the message that the current school finance system is unfair and unacceptable. As of noon October 4, 2011, 139 school districts have signed on (see next page for full list). Please note that the attached list is updated daily as more districts join our effort. The Equity Center will regularly release updated lists throughout the upcoming weeks and months. The group of districts represents a diverse mix of urban, rural, large and small districts. The districts may differ in their size or geographic location, but they all share one common characteristic -- they are all underfunded by the Texas school finance system, and their children and taxpayers are not being treated fairly. The Equity Center is a non-profit advocacy organization that was founded in 1982 to promote fair funding for all Texas school districts, regardless of their wealth. In addition to serving as a resource for every school finance lawsuit in recent history, the Equity Center regularly educates its 690 member school districts and the public on school funding issues and works closely with the Texas Legislature to promote policy that treats all Texas children and taxpayers fairly.

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School District Members of Texas Taxpayers and Student Fairness Coalition

School District
Anthony ISD Apple Springs ISD Aquilla ISD Archer City ISD Atlanta ISD Avalon ISD Banquete ISD Bartlett ISD Bellevue ISD Belton ISD Blanket ISD Blue Ridge ISD Bonham ISD Brackett ISD Brock ISD Brookesmith ISD Bruceville-Eddy ISD Bullard ISD Burkburnett ISD Burnet CISD Canton ISD Central ISD Chapel Hill ISD Christoval ISD Coleman ISD Commerce ISD Coolidge ISD Covington ISD Cuero ISD D'Hanis ISD Diboll ISD Dickinson ISD Dodd City ISD Dublin ISD Elgin ISD Ennis ISD Eustace ISD Fabens ISD Fannindel ISD Farmersville ISD Floresville ISD Floydada ISD Granger ISD Greenville ISD Gregory-Portland ISD Groom ISD Hamlin ISD

County
El Paso Trinity Hill Archer Cass Ellis Nueces Bell Clay Bell Brown Collin Fannin Kinney Parker Brown McLennan Smith Wichita Falls Burnet Van Zandt Angelina Smith Tom Green Coleman Hunt Limestone Hill Dewitt Medina Angelina Galveston Fannin Erath Bastrop Ellis Henderson El Paso Fannin Collin Wilson Floyd Williamson Hunt San Patricio Carson Jones

School District
Hardin ISD Harlandale ISD Harleton ISD Haskell CISD Hawley ISD Henrietta ISD Hico ISD Hillsboro ISD Howe ISD Hudson ISD Huntington ISD Hutto ISD Ingram ISD Iola ISD Italy ISD Joaquin ISD Kerens ISD Knox City-O'Brien CISD La Vega ISD Lake Worth ISD Lampasas ISD Lasara ISD Latexo ISD Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD Livingston ISD Lockney ISD Lorena ISD Louise ISD Lueders-Avoca ISD Lufkin ISD Madisonville CISD Mathis ISD Maud ISD Milano ISD Nacogdoches ISD Navasota ISD Needville ISD New Boston ISD Newton ISD Nixon-Smiley CISD Northside ISD Nueces Canyon CISD Olton ISD Ore City ISD Paradise ISD Paris ISD

County
Liberty Bexar Harrison Haskell Jones Clay Hamilton Hill Grayson Angelina Angelina Williamson Kerr Grimes Ellis Shelby Navarro Knox McLennan Tarrant Lampasas Willacy Houston Orange Polk Floyd McLennan Wharton Jones Angelina Madison San Patricio Bowie Milam Nacogdoches Grimes Fort Bend Bowie Newton Gonzales Wilbarger Edwards Lamb Upshur Wise Lamar

School District
Peaster ISD Petersburg ISD Petrolia ISD Pettus ISD Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD Prairiland ISD Quanah ISD Quinlan ISD Ricardo ISD River Road ISD Robinson ISD Rogers ISD Rosebud-Lott ISD Roxton ISD Royse City ISD San Antonio ISD San Augustine ISD San Vicente ISD Santa Anna ISD Schulenburg ISD Smyer ISD Snook ISD South San Antonio ISD Southland ISD Spurger ISD Stamford ISD Taylor ISD Thrall ISD Tioga ISD Trenton ISD Tulia ISD Union Grove ISD Van ISD Vernon ISD Waskom ISD West Hardin County CISD Westwood ISD Whitesboro ISD Whitharral ISD Whitney ISD Windthorst ISD Winona ISD Woden ISD Wortham ISD Zavalla ISD Zephyr ISD

County
Parker Hale Clay Bee Hidalgo Lamar Hardeman Hunt Kleburg Potter McLennan Bell Falls Lamar Rockwall Bexar San Augustine Brewster Coleman Fayette Hockley Burleson Bexar Garza Tyler Jones Williamson Williamson Grayson Fannin Swisher Upshur Van Zandt Wilbarger Harrison Hardin Anderson Grayson Hockley Hill Archer Smith Nacogdoches Freestone Angelina Brown

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