LION (Local Integrity Oversight Network) is opening an oversight engagement with Howe Independent School District. Howe ISD is a Grayson County district, with administration at 105 W. Tutt Street, Howe, Texas.
As the documentary base develops — Public Information Act requests, district responses, board minutes, and other primary records — the Updates feed below will reflect each event dated to when it happened. Each update is anchored to the primary source document it describes.
Updates
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LION filed HOWEISD-PIA-001 requesting Howe ISD’s library catalog and approved reading lists
On June 1, 2026, LION (Local Integrity Oversight Network) filed HOWEISD-PIA-001 with Howe Independent School District. The request was addressed to Superintendent Ritchie Bowling at bowling.ritchie@howeisd.net, with wilson.kevin@howeisd.net copied.
The Texas Public Information Act (Chapter 552, Texas Government Code) is the state law that gives any person the right to request records held by Texas governmental bodies, including school districts. This request sought a complete export of Howe ISD’s current library collection across all campuses, plus the district’s approved reading lists, in electronic format.
Under Government Code §552.221, the district must promptly produce responsive records. The standard statutory window for production or a written explanation is 10 business days from receipt, which falls on or about June 15, 2026.
Source: LION transmittal of HOWEISD-PIA-001 to Howe ISD, June 1, 2026.
Errors or corrections: corrections@lionwatchtx.org
District Profile
Board of Trustees
Seven-member elected Board of Trustees. Roster to be added once published district records confirm.
Administration
Superintendent — Ritchie Bowling.
District main — (903) 745-4000.
Board meeting schedule
Cadence: To be confirmed from district records.
Location: To be confirmed from district records.
Public Information Act / Open Records contact
The district has not published a dedicated open-records contact. Public Information Act requests are routed through the district administration office.
District administration — 105 W. Tutt Street, Howe, Texas.
Phone — (903) 745-4000.
Documents
Primary-source documents cited from the updates above — LION’s Public Information Act filings, district productions in response, and the documented correspondence with the district — will be available in this folder as the engagement develops.
