The Fort Worth school district will now be under the control of the state of Texas after years of poor student outcomes.

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced the state takeover of Fort Worth ISD Thursday in what will be the second-largest state takeover in history. It comes just two years after Texas took over the state's largest school district , Houston ISD.

So what can Fort Worth expect?

Megan Menchaca is the senior Houston Independent School District reporter for the Houston Chronicle. She sat down with KERA's Justin Martin to talk about the Houston takeover.

The below interview was edited for length and clarity.

Why did the Texas Education Agency step in and take over the Houston School District?

The state takeover began because of chronic underperformance at

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