[dropcap]C[/dropcap]oncerns over the timing of using $5 million toward construction of a natatorium, which would be owned by the YMCA, led Hays CISD leaders to sink an agreement that could have allowed the district use of the facility.

The move, which came as a result of a 3-3 tie with President Merideth Keller abstaining, closed a vitriolic portion of Tuesday’s board meeting that was rife with confusion and argumentative discussion.

While the agreement isn’t entirely dead, James Finck...