Parents protest HISD's expensive plan to rename schools

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The Houston Independent School District is expected to vote on the more than $1 million it will take to rename several schools. But outraged HISD parents, alumni and taxpayers are gearing up for a big legal fight to stop the vote.

The district already voted to rename several schools that currently have names with ties to the Confederacy.
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The whole process will cost HISD approximately $1.2 million and the board will vote on that price tag tonight.

Critics say a district that claims to be in debt shouldn't spend money that way. Parents and alumni who oppose the idea have filed a lawsuit.

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