Eric Pursley
Active high school classroom teacher, 10 years experience as practicing attorney
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Q&A: Meet the candidates running for Fort Bend ISD board of trustees Position 4

Eric Pursley currently works as a high school classroom teacher and has 10 years of experience practicing law.

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Eric Pursley is running for Fort Bend Independent School District Trustee, Position 4. This is his first run for elected office.

2026 Texas General Election

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Nonpartisan

What is your top priority if elected to represent the citizens of Fort Bend ISD? Pushing back against extremist and ideological pressures from the state government. Curriculum should be effective, factual and allow all of our students to feel equally valued. Students can only learn if they are safe both physically and emotionally at school.

Supports curriculum that is effective, factual, and makes all students feel equally valued.

- Supports curriculum that is effective, factual, and makes all students feel equally valued.

School Curriculum

What do you think is the most pressing issue for Fort Bend ISD, and what will you do to address it? We are the most fiscally stressed district in the nation, according to a recent report. First we must audit our technology spending. By cutting back on tablets for the youngest students and subscriptions that are not educationally impactful we can save large amounts.

What do you think is the most pressing issue for Fort Bend ISD, and what will you do to address it? We are the most fiscally stressed district in the nation, according to a recent report. First we must audit our technology spending. By cutting back on tablets for the youngest students and subscriptions that are not educationally impactful we can save large amounts. This also encourages better classroom practices.

Proposes auditing technology spending, reducing tablets for the youngest students, and reducing subscriptions he considers to have little educational impact.

- Proposes auditing technology spending, reducing tablets for the youngest students, and reducing subscriptions he considers to have little educational impact.

School Facilities & Resources

As of September 29, 2026, Eric Pursley did not have a website or any information online.

Student Wellbeing

How should the district prepare to address the stagnating student population? By providing the best options for our students' education we can retain students who would otherwise be lost to charters. Smaller class sizes and retaining quality teachers are the highest impact strategies. A more responsive board also prevents losing students to parents unhappy with board decisions.

Prioritizes retaining quality teachers as a high-impact strategy for student retention.

- Prioritizes retaining quality teachers as a high-impact strategy for student retention.

Teachers

Access to Education

Eric Pursley

Said he was upset by school closures despite massive community backlash.

- Proposes auditing technology spending, reducing tablets for the youngest students, and reducing subscriptions he considers to have little educational impact.
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With the expansion of alternatives to public schools, what offerings should Fort Bend prioritize for its students? High quality schools and specialized pathways through high school. Students rarely leave schools that offer the opportunities they value. Prioritizing STEM, vocational, arts, early college, leadership and more academies can better serve and retain students of all interests. It can also help resolve attendance capacity issues by voluntarily relocating students.

Buket Urgen

Edward Krutsch

Why did you choose to run for Fort Bend ISD board of trustees? I was upset with certain board decisions, such as school closures, over massive community backlash. The board must consider not just the survey data, but the voices of those most impacted by board decisions.

Dan Mathews

Rob Dominguez

Robert Dombrowski

Shirisha Mudhireddy

Shirley Rose-Gilliam

- A trustee is an elected member of a local school board who helps govern a public school district.

- Trustees represent community interests and are responsible for setting policies that guide how the school district operates.

- The board of trustees hires and evaluates the superintendent, who manages the day-to-day operations of the district.

- Trustees approve the district’s budget, monitor spending, and may set the local tax rate or call for bond elections to fund schools.

- The board also oversees educational programs, district goals, and overall performance.

- In Texas, trustees are elected to four-year terms, often on a rotating basis, so not all seats are elected at the same time.

- Trustees serve without financial compensation.

An official who sets policy for a local school district. 