LION (Local Integrity Oversight Network) is opening an oversight engagement with Tom Bean Independent School District. Tom Bean ISD is a Grayson County district, with administration at 100 E. Garner, Tom Bean, 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 TBISD-PIA-001 requesting Tom Bean ISD’s library catalog and approved reading lists
On May 29, 2026, LION (Local Integrity Oversight Network) filed TBISD-PIA-001 with Tom Bean Independent School District. The request was addressed to Superintendent Steve Goodman at steve.goodman@tbisd.org.
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 Tom Bean 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 12, 2026.
Source: LION transmittal of TBISD-PIA-001 to Tom Bean ISD, May 29, 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 — Steve Goodman.
District main — (903) 546-6076.
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 — 100 E. Garner, Tom Bean, Texas 75489.
Phone — (903) 546-6076.
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.
