GONZALES, Texas – A longtime administrator with the Gonzales Independent School District is accused of using district resources to print flyers for a school board candidate, state records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.
The actions of Wanda Fryer were probed by the Texas Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Division beginning in April, at the request of the Gonzales ISD Police Department, records confirm.
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The case has since been filed with the Gonzales County Attorney’s Office as a misdemeanor, Gonzales County Attorney Paul Watkins confirmed to KSAT.
Watkins said via telephone the case did not rise to the felony level. He declined to provide the status of the case and whether it is headed to trial.
The allegation against Fryer falls under the section of the Texas Elections Code covering unlawful use of public funds for political advertising, AG records show.
The AG’s report does not name the candidate in question or the outcome of the school board race.
District declines to discuss Fryer’s employment status
A Gonzales ISD Facebook post from July 2022 announced Fryer’s promotion to director of secondary education.
District officials released more than 60 pages from Fryer’s personnel file, following a public records request from KSAT, confirming that Fryer has served in various administrative roles for more than 20 years.
Gonzales ISD spokeswoman Veronica Johannsen released the following statement Tuesday afternoon:
“Due to laws protecting employee privacy rights, Gonzales ISD is limited in the information we can disclose; however, we can confirm that the District quickly launched an investigation and fully cooperated with the Texas Office of the Attorney General.”
Johannsen said via email Tuesday Fryer will be reinstated to her administrative position Wednesday.
Read more reporting on the KSAT Investigates page.
