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Ysleta School District

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Ysleta School District

August 20, 2026

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Dr. J. M. Hanks, superintendent emeritus of the Ysleta Independent School District in El Paso, Texas, shaped the district for more than five decades after arriving from Palestine in 1926. He rose from teacher and basketball coach at Ysleta High School to superintendent in 1929, then guided the…

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