Houston ISD payroll issue said to be addressed, employees should have access to deposits on Thursday
HOUSTON - UPDATE: The Houston Independent School District has announced that their payroll issue appears to be resolved.
In a statement, officials said, "HISD’s first priority was to ensure that direct deposits and paper checks were processed today, July 5, 2023, for affected employees. We believe all employees will have access to their payroll deposits no later than tomorrow."
Officials said they are working to determine what caused the error and establish safeguards to make sure the issue doesn't occur again.
School officials added that they believe the error affected the July 5 payroll processing for up to 2,000 HISD employees.
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On top of the many troubles Houston ISD has been facing since the takeover by the Texas Education Agency, some employees' paychecks are now being impacted by technical issues.
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FOX 26 first learned about the issues based on a tweet by the Houston Education Association, claiming "system glitches" and blaming the newly appointed Superintendent F. Mike Miles.
"#HISD didn't have any system glitches until Mike Miles' team took over," the tweet read.
HISD officials, in an emailed statement, said they are aware of the tech issues and working to resolve them, but did not go into detail about the cause.
"HISD is aware of a technical issue resulting in payroll processing delays for some employees for July 5th, 2023," the email said. "Our IT and Payroll Departments are working diligently to resolve the technical errors causing this delay, and to prevent this from ever happening again. We are actively working to process direct deposits and paper checks for any affected employees. Any employee who normally receives direct deposit but would like a paper check today issued must reach out to 713-556-6440 by 1 p.m. to ensure prompt processing."
This is a developing story and will continue to be updated as more information becomes available.