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Wow, I go to bed, wake up, prep some .308 brass and see where all heck has broken loose in this thread. An entity is either a governmental body or not, Its kind of like being pregnant some one is or they are not. Based on the facts presented, opinions represented, and the ability to process information then reason with it I must concluded that ISDs are Governmental bodies.

Kyle Brown's arguments, while reasonable, are incomplete and when taken with all the information presented can explain why some ISDs think they are a semi-private organisation. That argument is just as valid as a city claiming they are a semi-private organisation because the city council are private parties and do have control of their property. Fortunately for we CHL holders those arguments are invalid.

Kyle Brown wrote:Property owned/leased by Texas ISDs is not government propery. All Texas ISD property (Real and Personal) is privately owned/leased by the Board of Trustees.

Can you provide evidence supporting this claim? As far as I can tell an ISD holds public elections along side government entities, they tax private property, they are exempt from sales tax, can assert eminent domain, have a police force, and act like a government in other ways. To convince me otherwise I would need to see some codified law or case law that says ISDs are not a governmental body.