A Fort Bend County judge last week denied a motion by former Fort Bend ISD Superintendent Christie Whitbeck to have her breach-of-contract lawsuit against the district continue.
In the lawsuit, filed last December, Whitbeck claimed she had been publicly disparaged by three ten-trustees in breach of a resignation agreement following her forced resignation in December 2023.
The three trustees – Judy Dae, David Hamilton, and Sonya Jones – were sued in their official capacities, but Whitbeck and her Houston attorney, Chris Tritico, later dropped the individual claims against them. Since Whitbeck’s resignation, both Dae and Hamilton left the board after not seeking reelection. In May, following the board elections, Jones announced her retirement, which she later attempted to rescind. In June, the board officially accepted her resignation and is now planning to replace her…