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John Reagan High School set to be renamed

They've narrowed it down to two options: North East High or Barack H. Obama High.

AUSTIN, Texas — A Northeast Austin high school is about to get a new name.

Our partners at the Austin American-Statesman report the Austin ISD board is expected to renamed Reagan High School on Monday night.

They've narrowed it down to two options: North East High or Barack H. Obama High.

Reagan is named after John H. Reagan, who was the Confederate postmaster general.

It's been a year since trustees said they would rename five schools whose names have Confederate ties.

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