After months of debate and a failed effort to fill the seat this summer, the Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees voted this week to appoint former trustee Addie Heyliger to Position 5.
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Heyliger, who previously served on the board from 2015 to 2021 and as board president for part of that tenure, will serve the remainder of former trustee Sonya Jones’ unexpired term through May 2026.
Vacancy dates back to May resignation
The vacancy was created when Jones, elected in May 2023, stepped down on May 19. Her short tenure was marked by controversy, including posts in public Facebook forums and her defense of another trustee’s actions in online exchanges…