Allen ISD has named an interim superintendent while the search continues for a long-term replacement.

What happened: Allen ISD’s board of trustees named Kim McLaughlin acting superintendent during a May 14 meeting. McLaughlin will start June 1 in the new role and serve as a transitional leader while district officials continue searching for a long-term superintendent, according to a district news release.

McLaughlin has worked in Allen ISD for 36 years, beginning as a sixth-grade teacher at Story Elementary in 1990. She’s held roles as an instructional designer, assistant principal and principal. She joined the district administrative team in 2014 and worked as an executive director and assistant superintendent in the School Leadership and Support Department.

Quote of note: In a statement, McLaughlin said she was grateful to the board for its trust and will support the district as the search continues for a long-term replacement.

“Allen ISD has been my home since 1990, and I care deeply for the students and staff of this amazing community,” McLaughlin said.

A new dance studio is coming soon to east Allen.

The setup: Allen City Council members unanimously approved a specific use permit to allow Bodies In: Motion to lease space on Main Street at a May 12 meeting. This comes after the Allen Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval for the permit at its April 21 meeting.

The details: Owner Jennifer Milner specializes in training professional dancers through her business Bodies In: Motion, she said.

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The Texas Supreme Court on May 15 denied Gov. Greg Abbott’s request to remove state Rep. Gene Wu from office after the Houston Democrat led his colleagues in a walkout to protest congressional redistricting last summer.

The details: In the court’s majority opinion, Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock ruled that because Wu and other House Democrats “voluntarily returned” to the Capitol two weeks after their August departure, it was not necessary for the court to get involved.

The court also rejected a petition by Attorney General Ken Paxton to expel Wu and 12 other Democrats over the walkout, consolidating the two requests in one ruling.

What they're saying: Wu celebrated the ruling in a May 15 statement, saying that "the Constitution does not let a governor erase voters’ choices when their choices are inconvenient to him."

Abbott's office argued the governor's August lawsuit helped end the walkout and said the state was prepared to fight future quorum breaks: "If Democrats abandon their offices again, the governor will bring them right back to the Texas Supreme Court."