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Mayor Kirk Watson wants parents to close two Austin schools to head off state takeover
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· September 9, 2026
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Webb Middle School. ELI HARTMAN FOR AUSTIN CURRENT " /> Mayor Kirk Watson is urging parents at two chronically failing schools to take an extraordinary step to try to...
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Key takeaway ELI HARTMAN FOR AUSTIN CURRENT " /> Mayor Kirk Watson is urging parents at two chronically failing schools to take an extraordinary step to try to...
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What is this story about? Webb Middle School. ELI HARTMAN FOR AUSTIN CURRENT " /> Mayor Kirk Watson is urging parents at two chronically failing schools to take an extraordinary step to try to...
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