Shirley Thornton
TX · Flour Bluff ISD Board of Trustees, Place 4
Shirley Thornton is president of the Flour Bluff ISD Board of Trustees, first elected in 2011. She is a retired teacher who taught English at Flour Bluff Junior High for 28 years and mentored new teachers.
Where Shirley Thornton stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted yes to call a May 3, 2025 school bond election with three parts: $110,835,550, $67,254,960, and $15,400,000. The board approved it 6-0.
January 30, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: meetings.boardbook.org · researched September 17, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted yes to call a May 3, 2025 school bond election with three parts: $110,835,550, $67,254,960, and $15,400,000. The board approved it 6-0.
January 30, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: meetings.boardbook.org · researched September 17, 2026
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Voted yes on a resolution letting volunteer chaplains provide support and programs for students, under Texas Senate Bill 763. It passed 5-0.
February 22, 2024
Source: meetings.boardbook.org · researched September 17, 2026
Voted with the board, 6-0, to name Chris Steinbruck the lone finalist for Flour Bluff ISD superintendent.
January 25, 2024
Source: meetings.boardbook.org · researched September 17, 2026
Voted yes, with all seven trustees, to call a voter-approval tax rate election. This let voters decide on the district's 2022 school tax rate.
August 22, 2022
Source: meetings.boardbook.org · researched September 17, 2026
Voted with the full board, 7-0, to name Velma Soliz-Garcia the lone finalist for Flour Bluff ISD superintendent.
December 13, 2020
Source: meetings.boardbook.org · researched September 17, 2026
Organized a town hall as Flour Bluff Citizens Council president on missed brush pickup and illegal dumping. City trash and code enforcement leaders answered residents' questions.
July 9, 2018
Source: kristv.com · researched September 17, 2026
Profile last researched September 16, 2026.