EducationElections 2021Local NewsVoters Reject Leander ISD’s $727 Million Bond to Finance New Schools
Only one of three proposals from Leander ISD was approved by voters this week.
Only one of three proposals from Leander ISD was approved by voters this week.
Fort Worth ISD passed the largest bond package in its history at $1.2 billion by 42 votes. Smaller packages totaling $300 million failed by larger margins.
Tarrant County voters approved one bond package to build and improve roads and bridges but rejected another to build a new criminal district attorney office building.
Four propositions for construction and renovations of schools, sports, and fine arts facilities will be on the ballot, including language that the bonds are a “tax increase.”
A school district in North Texas adjusted the total of its bond package after the proposal failed in November. Voters will be asked to approve $746 million in bonds on May 1.
Richardson ISD taxpayers could be asked to approve a $750 million property tax bond during the May election.
The deficit will not affect payroll this fiscal year, but the district says it could “compound in years forward.”
A suspect arrested for the murder of Sgt. Sean Rios has a lengthy criminal history and had been released on a $100 bond earlier this year.
The large, multi-faceted bond package and property tax rate increase were defeated by residents of the district.
Residents of Northwest ISD are being asked to approve a $986 million bond package and a property tax increase in November.
The $3.7 billion proposal is divided into five measures that combined make for the most expensive bond package in Texas history.
Dallas ISD will request voter approval of $3.7 billion in new bonds, which would add to the district’s existing $3.8 billion in debt.