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11.A.1.a • Action ItemsFLOUR BLUFF ISD (Nueces County)
TO DISCUSS PARTICIPATION IN MULTI-DISTRICT LITIGATION INVOLVING YOUTH SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE AND RELATED LITIGATION AND ENTERING INTO A CONTINGENCY FEE CONTRACT WITH THOMPSON & HORTON, LLP, EILAND & BONNIN, PC AND O’HANLON, DEMERATH & CASTILLO, PC TO REPRESENT THE DISTRICT (TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE §551.071)
Presented in: FLOUR BLUFF ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-06-25
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on TO DISCUSS PARTICIPATION IN MULTI-DISTRICT LITIGATION INVOLVING YOUTH SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE AND RELATED LITIGATION AND ENTERING INTO A CONTINGENCY FEE CONTRACT WITH THOMPSON & HORTON, LLP, EILAND & BONNI”
DS
Dr Steven Mcclure
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
DJ
Dr Jim Needham
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
JP
Jeannie Paluseo
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
ST
Shirley Thornton
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
JH
Jerry Hooper
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JW
Jennifer Welp
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
DG
David Gerlach
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
11.A.1.a. TO DISCUSS PARTICIPATION IN MULTI-DISTRICT LITIGATION INVOLVING YOUTH SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE AND RELATED LITIGATION AND ENTERING INTO A CONTINGENCY FEE CONTRACT WITH THOMPSON & HORTON, LLP, EILAND & BONNIN, PC AND O’HANLON, DEMERATH & CASTILLO, PC TO REPRESENT THE DISTRICT (TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE §551.071)
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.2/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).