This case study uses the approach by the Texas government to attempt a state takeover of Houston Independent School District (HISD) to examine the impact of framing on awareness and acceptance of executive action. This work extends recent studies in Georgia and Massachusetts that find stakeholder relationships, the role of Republican governors, and assigning blame as key components of takeover analysis. Using framing analysis, this case study analyzes the impact that framing the takeover action and approach has on these relationships. These findings present an understanding of how narrative construction makes an executive action consistent with administrative and political power to gain acceptability.
AbbottG. (2109, January 3). What a joke. HISD leadership is a disaster. Their self-centered ineptitude has failed the children they are supposed to educate. If ever there was a school board that needs to be taken over and reformed its HISD. Their students & parents deserve change. twitter.com/govAbbott/status
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BettencourtP. (2019a, May 25). This appears to be a recognition of the obvious. We don’t need to be investing time into hiring another interim supt in the middle of an ongoing investigation by @teainfo and ?’s about if the State’s role in @HoustonISD will have to be expanded. https://bit.ly/2HEN8NZ #txlege. https://twitter.com/TeamBettencourt?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
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BettencourtP. (2019b, August 2). Not only do I believe @HoustonISD take over is going to happen, but also @GHP_Policy makes a great point in this editorial as to why the HISD board should be replaced. Read editorial here: https://bit.ly/2YlquD3 #txlege #txed @houstonchron. https://twitter.com/TeamBettencourt?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
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BettencourtP. (2019c, August 19). Good story by @HoustonChron on the dysfunctional HISD. This has been a long time coming, myself & the public has known the implementation of a board of governors was inevitable since Oct 2018. (https://bit.ly/2QRTw8P) #txlege #txed #SB1882 More here. https://twitter.com/TeamBettencourt?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
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