AUSTIN, Texas - Austin ISD is releasing the latest version of its school closure and consolidation plan Friday.

The district says this is the first part of the recommended plan that includes programmatic relocations and changes related to turnaround plans, including school consolidations.

What they're saying:

AISD superintendent Matias Segura is expected to speak to the press at 4:30 p.m.

The backstory:

The original plan proposed closing 13 schools to address the district's $19.7 million budget shortfall that superintendent Segura said was brought on by a number of pressures including the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, declining enrollment, rising costs of education and loss of federal funding.

The plan was intended to result in an immediate $20 million in savings as well as o

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