in hisd saavedra decentralized the management of schools. mimi swartz of "texas monthly" stated that saavedra "was nothing if not cautious and reserved and accomplished little more than serving as houston’s first hispanic superintendent." she added that "saavedra alienated a great many people because, it was said, he did too little". citing the political and interest group pressures on school superintendents, swartz added "to be fair, saavedra may not have been able to do much more."