On May 4, 2026, LION submitted six additional Texas Public Information Act requests to Allen Independent School District over a roughly four-hour window. The Texas Public Information Act (PIA) — Texas Government Code Chapter 552 gives Texas residents the right to request public records from state and local government bodies, including independent school districts. The six requests — numbered ALLENISD-PIA-003 through ALLENISD-PIA-008 — were sent to David Hicks, Allen ISD’s Chief Communications Officer and designated Public Information Officer.

Together the six requests map the district’s documentation of its school-library materials process — from what is on the shelves today, to what is proposed for purchase, to what has been removed, to what the district has certified to the state.

1. ALLENISD-PIA-003 — library collection inventory. A complete inventory of all titles currently held in Allen ISD library collections across every campus (Elementary, Middle School, Lowery Freshman Center, and Allen High School), including title, author, ISBN, campus, grade-level access designation, and date acquired.
2. ALLENISD-PIA-004 — proposed purchase cost and vendor records. The estimated or actual dollar cost of the proposed 818-title library materials purchase posted for public review April 2–May 3, 2026; the names of any vendors, distributors, or purchasing cooperatives involved; and any purchase orders, quotes, bids, or contracts related to the proposed purchase.
3. ALLENISD-PIA-005 — reconsideration records and Board Policy EFB. All formal reconsideration requests submitted to Allen ISD regarding library materials from January 1, 2021 through May 4, 2026; any titles removed from district collections since September 1, 2023 under House Bill 900 (88th Legislature, 2023), Senate Bill 13 (89th Legislature, 2025), community reconsideration requests, or board direction; and the district’s current Board Policy EFB Local governing library materials reconsideration challenges.
4. ALLENISD-PIA-006 — deselection and weeding records. All records reflecting titles deselected, weeded, withdrawn, or removed from any Allen ISD library collection from September 1, 2019 through May 4, 2026; any written deselection or weeding policy in use by district librarians or Library Services staff; any communications directing or recommending the removal of specific titles or categories of materials; and the total number of titles deselected each school year from 2019–2020 through 2025–2026, broken down by campus where available.
5. ALLENISD-PIA-007 — LSLAC meeting records and SB 13 compliance documentation. All meeting agendas, notices, and minutes for every meeting of the Allen ISD Local School Library Advisory Council (LSLAC) held during the 2025–2026 school year; all recorded votes and motions; any written criteria or rubric used to evaluate proposed materials; and all public notices posted for any LSLAC meeting during the 2025–2026 school year. The Local School Library Advisory Council is the parent- and community-majority council each Texas district must seat under Texas Education Code §33.025, enacted by Senate Bill 13 in 2025.
6. ALLENISD-PIA-008 — Texas Education Agency certification records. The most recently executed Allen ISD Certification of Provision of Instructional Materials submitted to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) — the state agency that oversees public primary and secondary education in Texas — including all attestations and any board ratification documentation; all Board of Trustees agenda items and recorded votes related to that certification from January 1, 2024 through May 4, 2026; and any written communications between Allen ISD and TEA regarding the district’s compliance with House Bill 900 or Senate Bill 13 from September 1, 2023 through May 4, 2026.

Each request cited Texas Government Code §552.267 and asked that any applicable fees be waived in the public interest, with written notice of estimated charges before any chargeable work proceeded. All six were sent to david.hicks@allenisd.org with a copy to communications@allenisd.org, and all six are tracked in LION’s Allen ISD PIA Master Log.

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