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The Houston Federation of Teachers (HFT) is celebrating Judge Cheryl Elliott Thornton’s decision to issue a partial temporary injunction against Houston ISD over how it’s doling out state-funded raises for educators.

HFT, the largest teachers’ union in Houston, sued the district earlier this summer and requested an injunction to prevent HISD from issuing raises based on performance rather than tenure.

In the ruling filed Saturday, in which Thornton granted part of the injunction request while denying another as the lawsuit continues to play out, she wrote that HISD’s performance-based raises may differ from the ordered usage by the state under House Bill 2 , an $8.5 billion funding package for Texas public schools. View Fullscreen

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