Huffman Independent School District is a public school district based in Huffman—an unincorporated area of northeastern Harris County, Texas (USA) within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area.
On March 4, 2024, the Attorney General of the state of Texas Ken Paxton filed a Lawsuit against Huffman ISD and the Huffman ISD school board members for allowing Huffman ISD Superintendent Dr. Benny Soileau to commit the crime of electioneering on school grounds.
The Attorney General's lawsuit papers were served to board members Amanda McGee, Kirk Vaughn, Ray Burt, Matt Dutton, Dean Warren, Jared Dagley, Jeremy Phillips, and Dr. Benny Soileau on March 7, 2024, at Huffman ISD attorney's Thompson & Horton office and filed in the Harris County Court system on April 2, 2024.
The District Attorney of Harris County Kim Ogg picked up the electioneering allegations against Dr. Benny Soileau on March 28, 2024, and opened a criminal investigation.
Electioneering in Texas is a class A misdemeanor and is punishable by up to one year in jail and a $4,000 fine.