Dax Gonzalez, the governmental relations division director at the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), said that the organization helps school districts reduce costs and enhance services and that larger districts like Austin have unique needs compared to smaller rural districts. Gonzalez was a guest on a recent episode of the Texas Talks Podcast.

“We provide services that help them cut their costs and provide more services for their students so that they're not worried about the associated red tape, regulations, and other things that come with running a school district," said Gonzalez in a recent edition of the Texas Talks Podcast. 

“I think Austin is a unique case in that Austin is a big district, and they have resources to have staff to do various things across their district," said Gonzalez. “We have about 18 or 19 school districts across the state, and the majority of those districts are small rural school districts."

Gonzalez is the governmental relations division director at the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), a nonprofit organization supporting Texas school boards. Founded in 1949, TASB provides services and advocacy to promote educational excellence for the state's public schoolchildren.

Texas Talks podcast is hosted by Brad Swail. The weekly show is focused on public policy in the state of Texas, with insights from the people and organizations that influence it.

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