A now-discarded plan to split Keller ISD caused a stir. Lawmakers now want clear rules on how to divide districts.

The Texas House of Representatives' Public Education Committee hears public testimony on March 18, 2025. Lawmakers in the committee heard public testimony Tuesday on a bill that would create new rules for school districts considering to split into smaller entities. (Credit: Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribune)

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Lawmakers discussed a bill Tuesday that would create new rules for school districts that want to split into smaller entities, months after a controversial, now-abandoned plan to break up Keller ISD raised questions about whether the district could do so without voters’ input.