Sitting across from each other at a conference table at the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce, Texarkana, Texas, City Council and school board members each had meetings Monday morning taking steps in a “new direction” with new leadership. With the Texarkana Independent School District Board of Trustees seated on one side, and City Council members on the other, the school board first called its meeting to order, naming James Henry Russell the lone candidate for the position of superintendent. The council then followed with its own meeting, where members approved the hiring of Dr. Larry ...

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