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Cone family seeks to continue attacks on SBISD from seat on Board
Hello readers, we are approaching our five year anniversary of reporting on major events in SBISD. As promised, we only contact you when there is an actionable step you can take to prevent harm to Spring Branch ISD. With another school board election approaching next week, we write to update you on a pressing threat to the well-being of SBISD: Sally Cone, wife of the notorious Matt Cone, is seeking election to the SBISD Board of Trustees. For two years, the Cone family ha

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4 days ago


Ted Tredennick, Courtney Anderson emerge as best choices to lead SBISD at CPTA candidate forum
Last Thursday, April 2nd, the Council of PTA’s held its annual forum for candidates seeking election to the SBISD Board of Trustees. Ted Tredennick, running for the open Position Two seat, distinguished himself from his opponents with his sincere and thoughtful responses to audience questions. Throughout the one-hour forum, Mr. Tredennick reached out to the broad Spring Branch community, noting that whether voters have children in SBISD or not, they have a vested interest in

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Apr 6


Court rules against district in Elizondo vs. SBISD
Earlier today, in the matter of Elizondo vs. SBISD, the US District Court ruled in favor of the Plaintiff, Virginia Elizondo, finding...

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Apr 28, 2025


Matthew Cone stole $150,000 in diesel fuel from various suppliers, court records reveal
Civil court records from multiple jurisdictions in southeast Texas show that Matt Cone stole nearly $150,000 worth of diesel fuel...

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Apr 20, 2024


Matt Cone “Turns and Burns” former employer; gets sued for tortious interference
Yesterday, we updated you on the 2016 permanent injunction EE systems was awarded by a Judge against Matt Cone for his breach of...

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Apr 16, 2024


Breach of duty and broken trust by Matt Cone causes Judge to restrain and enjoin him in 2016 lawsuit
Matthew T. Cone breached his fiduciary duty of loyalty to his employer in 2016 and was restrained and enjoined by the court for doing so,...

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Apr 15, 2024


Matt Cone breaks trust of lenders to serve himself
Good afternoon readers! This update is the second half of the story in Allegiance Bank v. Matthew Cone, the first of our series of...

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Apr 10, 2024


Matt Cone admits to defrauding Allegiance Bank via unauthorized equipment sales in 2021 agreement
Save SBISD has just completed its first review of a lawsuit on this list of civil actions taken against Matthew Cone. The first case we...

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Apr 8, 2024


List of lawsuits involving Matthew T. Cone and/or his related entities
Since our Tuesday night update, Save SBISD has surfaced nineteen (19) lawsuits involving Matthew T. Cone and/or his related entities...

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Apr 4, 2024


Trustee John Perez and Candidate Matthew Cone call for transparency and accountability
On Friday, March 29th, Matt Cone, candidate for SBISD school board, took to Twitter and called for “transparency” and “accountability” in...

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Apr 2, 2024


Spring Branch Families PAC no longer funded by families in Spring Branch
Spring Branch Families Political Action Committee was founded in April, 2022 by Tom Stokes, Mary Chamberlain, and Kristin Anderson “to...

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Mar 30, 2024


SBISD candidate challenges standing of opponent's place on ballot.
Good morning, readers; we hope this update finds you well. As you may recall, Elizondo vs. SBISD is stuck in limbo as we await the United...

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Mar 28, 2024


Counsel issues status report to court
Earlier today, attorneys for Virginia Elizondo and SBISD filed their first Joint Status Report on the continuing matter of Elizondo vs....

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Jan 25, 2024


In win for SBISD, unexpected events postpone trial indefinitely.
It has been a while, so please allow us to reintroduce ourselves. We are Save SBISD, a group of stakeholders who live, work, teach, own...

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Nov 29, 2023


Courtney Anderson supports at-large elections in SBISD
Courtney Anderson has reiterated statements she made during her recent campaign supporting at-large elections for SBISD Trustees. In...

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May 9, 2023


Courtney Anderson & Shannon Mahan elected SBISD Trustees.
Courtney Anderson and Shannon Mahan were elected to the SBISD Board of Trustees yesterday evening. Courtney Anderson received 7,081...

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May 7, 2023


SBISD faces severe budget cuts absent legislative action
Editors Note: We have been contacted by a representative of Spring Branch Independent School District and asked to share this information...

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Apr 12, 2023


Special Report: Obscene books in SBISD
This update is the first of a multi-part series focusing on the controversies surrounding instructional materials used in SBISD. In the...

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Mar 27, 2023


Motion for Summary Judgement Denied; Case Will Proceed to Trial.
Yesterday, February 13, 2023, a US Magistrate Judge recommended that SBISD's motion for summary judgement be denied in the matter of...

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Feb 14, 2023


President Earnest keeps constituents informed on lawsuit developments
Last Friday, October 21, new SBISD Board of Trustees President Chris Earnest published a letter to SBISD parents, staff and the community...

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Oct 25, 2022
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