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Texas school district closed amid water dispute
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/texas/article/Texas-school-district-closed-amid-water-dispute-5140989.phpTexas school district closed amid water dispute
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN, Associated Press : January 14, 2014 : Updated: January 14, 2014 4:58am
LA VILLA, Texas (AP) — Schools are closed in a one-stoplight South Texas town after the city shut off their water amid a dispute over the bill.
The city of La Villa shut off water and sewer service to the La Villa Independent School District in December, shortly after students started their holiday break. The city had increased a water surcharge and the school district has refused to pay the higher rate.
The district's approximately 625 students were supposed to return to classes Monday, but instead found this message on the school district's website: "All La Villa I.S.D. schools will be closed until further notice."
Students raising pigs at the district farm just behind the baseball field had to find new homes for their projects. The boys and girls basketball teams have had their home games converted to away games until the dispute is resolved. They beg court time for practices from other area districts. Seniors fret — perhaps prematurely — over whether they might be forced to finish out their final year in another district.
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