Comal ISD is one of the fastest-growing school districts in Texas, located in one of the fastest-growing counties in the country. A community planning committee named Comal Forward reviewed the district's needs and recommended the package that the Board of Trustees placed on the ballot.      view article

ederland Independent School District says Proposition A could provide an additional $4.1 million for its maintenance and operations budget. The ballot estimates the measure would increase M&O tax revenue by $3.41 million compared with the previous year. The district also estimates it would receive about $1.6 million in state aid. view article

Riley Wanasek reports that Blue Origin Manufacturing LLC plans to invest approximately $555 million in a new manufacturing campus in Hutto and create more than 2,000 jobs over the next decade.   The company plans to build Constellation Park, which will span approximately 1.3 million square feet and serve as a production hub for the company’s satellite and communications programs. It will also support the TeraWave satellite communications network, which is designed to provide high-speed connectivity to enterprise, data center, and government customers. view article

Robinson ISD voters will decide on a bond proposition worth more than $81 million. District staff say the largest project would replace the district’s oldest building, the junior high school. The proposal also includes student-safety improvements and updated playground equipment. The junior high was built in 1969. District staff say residents raised concerns about the campus at a town hall. If approved, there would be room for grade reconfiguration. The district projects a tax-rate impact of 14.47 cents. view article

Places 4 and 5 are regular elections. Place 4 incumbent John Birt chose not to seek a third term on the board. In Place 5, incumbent Chris Coker faces two challengers. Meanwhile, Place 6 is a special election to fill the vacancy left by Charles Randklev, who resigned from the seat to run for Keller City Council, which he won in May.   Early voting is Oct. 19-30.  Keller ISD’s first bond since 2019 has five propositions. Proposition A is the largest: $756.3 million for districtwide maintenance, repairs and renovations. Other propositions focus on technology and maintenance of the district’s natatorium, athletic facilities and turf projects. All five can be funded under the existing tax rate approved Sept. 24, according to district officials.  Coker and Place 4 candidate Geramie Parrish did not attend the forum. Organizers read their written responses.  The three races — and the bond election — come as Keller ISD copes with a five-year loss of more than 4,000 students and the district’s plans to close three remaining intermediate schools at the end of this school year. view article

As Leander ISD's enrollment continues to shift, district officials are looking ahead to building the next two elementary schools, which could include moving Mason Elementary students into one of the new campuses. Chief Operations Officer Jeremy Trimble provided an update on the district's planned 31st and 32nd elementary schools during the Oct. 1 board of trustees meeting. view article

Music, dance, art and student voices took center stage Monday, Oct. 5, as Aldine ISD celebrated the groundbreaking of its new Education and Performing Arts Center, a space that will give students more opportunities to create, perform and showcase their talents. view article

Nearly 70 of the San Antonio Independent School District’s 80 campuses would share $175 million in upgrades if voters approve the district’s proposed $600 million bond on Nov. 3, even as the district weighs shrinking its facilities footprint to match declining enrollment. view article

NHHS is slated to relocate to the now-closed Faubion Elementary campus  Plans are underway to repurpose the former Faubion Elementary campus for New Hope High School, which provides an accelerated, alternative path to graduation for Leander ISD students.  The board of trustees discussed the project's current design phase at its Oct. 1 meeting. view article

Amazon’s plans to build a nearly 3,000-acre data center campus in Wharton County cleared a key hurdle recently when regulators approved groundwater permits needed for parts of the $10 billion project outside of Houston. view article

San Antonio is proposing a five-year bond program that’s about one third the size of the last one passed in 2022 — a reflection of a slowing economy that’s made city financial analysts nervous about issuing too much debt. Bond programs pay for infrastructure like streets, drainage and other public amenities such as parks and libraries all across the city.  The money is borrowed against future growth — something that’s normally reliable in a fast-growing city, but has been changing with rising inflation and softening property values. view article

A proposed $10.1 billion Tesla solar plant in Fort Bend County cleared the school district's part of the state approval process and the application is now headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's office.  The incentive falls under the Jobs, Energy, Technology and Innovation Act, known as JETI.  Under the proposed agreement, Tesla’s qualifying property would be taxed at 50 percent of its value for the part of the district’s tax rate that pays for daily operations. The Texas Comptroller’s office puts the savings for Tesla at $115.2 million over 20 years. The tax break would run from 2029 through 2038, with the taxable value at zero during construction. view article

It's another piece of evidence that the investment banking giant is coming to Dallas.  The series of filings calls for the construction of a below-grade parking garage for a “future office tower” at 2401 McKinney Ave. The site is currently home to seafood restaurant Truluck’s. An additional commercial plumbing permit was filed for the neighboring parcel at 2425 McKinney Ave. Estimated project costs for the garage work are $45 million. view article

Bryan and College Station ISDs are investing in facilities designed to give students more room to grow and opportunities in classrooms, career programs and extracurricular activities. While the districts' bond packages differ in size and scope, both districts have made career and technical education and athletics major parts of their recent investments, with administrators saying the projects are ultimately about giving students more opportunities to succeed. view article

Two San Antonio-area school districts are seeing improved accountability ratings after the Texas Education Agency rescored STAAR exams from last year. Southwest ISD improved from a “C” to a “B” after middle school test scores were reviewed. Fredericksburg ISD remained a “B” district but improved its overall score from an 88 to an 89. The district also saw increases in some of its campus ratings. view article

South Davis Elementary’s roots run deep in central Arlington. Officials involved in designing the school’s new location have taken that to heart. Arlington ISD trustees reviewed the new design plans Aug. 27. The design of the roughly $65 million campus is heavily based on the surrounding trees and nature, according to designers. view article

orthside Independent School District voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to approve a tax increase and three bond propositions. The district is also facing a $33 million budget deficit. The Northside ISD Board of Trustees voted Aug. 11 to place the proposals on the November ballot following several weeks of work by the district’s Citizens’ Bond Committee. The committee included parents, community members, business leaders, district employees and other representatives who reviewed the district’s future needs and potential options. view article

South Davis Elementary’s roots run deep in central Arlington. Officials involved in designing the school’s new location have taken that to heart. Arlington ISD trustees reviewed the new design plans Aug. 27. The design of the roughly $65 million campus is heavily based on the surrounding trees and nature, according to designers. view article

The city of Fort Worth is competing against three other cities for a Carrier Corp. manufacturing plant valued at $433.8 million that could bring nearly 500 jobs.   The Fort Worth City Council heard a presentation from the Economic Development Department on the project at its Aug. 25 work session. The city is proposing a seven-year tax abatement agreement valued at $10.9 million as an incentive for the company to bring the plant here, according to Brianna Brown, assistant economic development director. The city would also nominate the company for a Texas Enterprise Zone grant with an estimated value of  $2.5 million.  view article

Trustees for San Antonio Independent School District are placing both a voter-approval tax rate election and a $600 million bond package before voters in November.  There will be four propositions for voters to decide on during the November election.  A 3.17-cent maintenance and operations (M&O) tax rate increase would fund day-to-day operations and is estimated to generate an additional $5.5 million in revenue.   The district reports that these funds will be used to help support college and career readiness, teacher pipeline initiatives, and compensation initiatives. view article

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La Pryor Independent School District students began the 2026-2027 school year on Aug. 10 with 10 shiny new classrooms, a spacious co-curricular hall and several campus upgrades, the results of a $23 million bond election passed in 2024. Walking the halls of La Pryor’s campus on Aug. 6, construction was still very much underway. A symphony of fire alarm tests, pressure washers and hammer dings welcomed visitors to the campus, putting the finishing touches on over a year of work. Outgoing superintendent Cody Miller, who oversaw much of the transformation, promised everything would be done by the first day of school the following Monday. view article

A brand new Alamo Heights High School building boasts an extra 33,000 square feet, larger classrooms, sleek furniture and windows that let natural light in from almost every direction.  But the campus also nods subtly to the past.   Like the “AH” seal of blue and gold emblazoned on the terrazzo floor near the front entrance. Or the old oak trees that have decorated the campus for years.  view article

A new chapter begins for Medina Valley ISD as Creek View High School welcomes its first students. The Cougars are now the district's second high school. view article

Less than a year after voters rejected Manor ISD’s $385 million bond package, the district is preparing to ask them again for funding to address aging campuses, facility repairs and student technology. Voters rejected all three propositions in the district’s 2025 bond package in November. Now, Manor ISD is proposing two propositions totaling nearly $400 million for the November ballot. view article

In what were some of the first big decisions by a school board that was reconfigured last year, a total of five propositions were ordered to be placed on the ballot for the Nov. 3 election. view article

At the Aug. 10 regular meeting, the Magnolia ISD board of trustees reviewed the initial construction plans for Elementary School No. 10. The facility was recently funded through the approved May 2026 bond and is now in the design and planning phase. view article

Kilgore ISD students are returning to a brand-new high school featuring enhanced security, updated learning spaces and a design inspired by the original campus. view article

The El Paso Independent School District Board of Trustees opted Tuesday night to wait until next year to decide whether to ask voters to approve a bond proposal of up to half-a-billion-dollars to upgrade air conditioners and make improvements throughout its campuses. In a unanimous vote, trustees voted to postpone the item calling for a bond election in November. view article

Step into the Opportunity Central campus in Forney and you would think you are walking through a shopping mall. And in many ways, you are. There are places to eat, places to shop, a theater, and a huge arena in the middle of it all, used for hosting events. But behind the local businesses are high school students learning real-world work experiences that go beyond the classroom. view article

The downtown campus, which broke ground in 2023, opens its first building Wednesday and starts classes this fall.  The campus will house degree-granting programs from Texas A&M University and Tarleton State University, which is part of the A&M System. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies will have a research presence, and six state agencies will be on campus as well. view article

On Monday, the governor ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to audit all data centers wanting to connect to the state’s power grid. view article

A federal judge on Sunday declined to block construction on the Trump administration’s Big Bend area border wall, saying plaintiffs could not argue the plan violates a federal law because the administration was legally allowed to bypass that law.  The Presidio Municipal Development District, a local economic development group, sued the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection in June, claiming the agencies had violated the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 in seeking to build the wall along the city’s levee system without approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The group argued the plan could lead to “deadly” flooding in the area if not properly evaluated.  On July 2, just two weeks after the lawsuit was filed, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin responded by waiving the law in question, allowing the agencies to bypass it entirely. At that point the Rivers and Harbors Act joined the slew of other environmental, cultural resource protection and contracting laws already waived by DHS to expedite border wall construction across the region. view article

Longview Independent School District made a decision official at tonight’s board meeting. According to the district, “Trent Williams Multipurpose Indoor Facility” was approved at tonight’s board meeting. This will be the official name of the multipurpose indoor facility being built at Longview High School as part of the 2024 Bond. Representing him tonight at the meeting, his parents heard the applause from the public as the motion was passed by the school board, the district stated in a post on social media. view article

Dylan Pepper stood inside J. Martin Jacquet Middle School in a hard hat and reflective vest, surrounded by exposed ceiling wires, ladders and construction materials.   The Birdville High School construction teacher took a drill to a wall, passed materials to a worker on stilts and reviewed project information on a tablet during a June visit with construction firm Post L Group.  Pepper already teaches students how to frame walls and complete basic electrical work. What he found himself studying during the summer externship were the things surrounding the hands-on work: budgets, documentation, communication and the steps workers can take to move into less physically demanding roles.  “Financial tracking has been my big thing throughout this whole project,” Pepper said. view article