 On November 30, 2015, in a special meeting, the LMISD Board of trustees voted to hire a Houston Law firm at a cost of at least $300,000.00 to fight the decision by the TEA to close the district.On December 2, 2015, TEA Commissioner Williams announced that Texas City ISD would absorb LMISD effective July 1, 2016; LMISD successfully met its academic standards but failed to meet its financial ones.LMISD and TCISD students continued to attend their respective neighborhood schools for the 2016-2017 school year.