Weslaco ISD is set to hold a special meeting after a recent audit revealed the district overspent more than $14 million from the district’s general fund balance. The audit, presented during a Monday school board meeting, raised concerns over the district’s finances. According to school board members, the district’s previous chief financial officer, David Robledo, stated in June 2025 that the district had $85 million available for the 2026-2027 school year. However, the audit revealed the actual balance was only $71 million. view article

When Dallas ISD board members meet Thursday to go over details of the district’s bond proposal, they’ll be looking at two options: One that school leaders say would increase property taxes but allow the district to make much-needed upgrades, and another that would keep property taxes the same but would leave much of that work undone. view article

Bullard ISD’s new middle school has officially arrived. Today, community members were invited to tour the campus and explore its modern, innovative spaces. District leaders say this new school is an important step toward expanding opportunities and resources for students. “We’re very excited,” says Stephanie Luper, the President of the Board of Trustees for Bullard ISD. Inside the 203,000 square feet facility a brand new middle school is up and running in Bullard ISD “Children deserve to have access to quality education and quality facilities for them to thrive,” says Luper. view article

A $2.4 billion bond package was pitched as a way to improve campuses as the Austin school district faced mounting financial pressures and declining enrollment. view article

A construction worker died Wednesday on the Converse Elementary School campus, according to the Judson Independent School District. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the worker on Wednesday as Baltazar Rubio-Olvera, 63. A Judson ISD spokesperson said Rubio-Olvera was employed with a third-party construction company contracted for the project. view article

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The Victoria Independent School District has identified some areas of need regarding the elementary schools within the district. Several require roof renovations, along with other upgrades to achieve the board's desire of modernizing more elementary and middle schools in the district. A Bond Action Committee approached the school board with a proposed plan that would involve a bond election in May for at least $200 million for the various projects the board seeks. view article

A multi-use facility under construction at San Diego High School collapsed Saturday, Nov. 29, after just nine months of construction, prompting concerns from neighbors and an investigation by the school district. Residents reported hearing a loud boom when the structure collapsed, and many took to social media to express their concerns. The facility was part of projects funded by the May 2024 bond election. view article

Two weeks after voters in Bryan ISD approved bond issues for $397 million dollars of projects, administrators gave school board members the sequence of events that will take place. Construction will take place over multiple years. $290 million dollars of bonds will be purchased in August 2026, $60 million in August 2029, and $47 million in August of 2031. view article

Round Rock ISD officials green-lit the purchase of maintenance vehicle replacements and approved construction contracts for several campuses in November.  The purchases and contracts are funded by 2024 bond monies, per the district.   What you need to know  Trustees approved contracts and purchasing orders replacing eight district vehicles, resurfacing the middle school track and hiring architects and construction managers for several campus renovations.   The contracts total just over $2.3 million in bond funds approved by voters in November 2024. view article

A tree ordinance variance request and the annexation of a new school from Willis ISD got no traction with Conroe city leaders on Thursday as the issues both died for a lack of motion. The district sought an exemption from Conroe's tree ordinance requirements, grandfathering in the site through 2027. In an unrelated agenda item, the district asked for the voluntary annexation of its new elementary school at 8150 MP Clark Road. The school is located in Conroe’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. view article

College Station ISD has announced the location for its new administrative building. On Tuesday, the district met to discuss a new admin facility with its facilities team. The facility is planned to be built on Sebesta Road off Highway 6. The location is near the car dealerships along the highway, close to the Highway 6 and Texas Avenue split. Executive Director of Facilities, Paul Buckner, said the funding for the project will come from recently passed bonds and will not impact other upcoming projects. view article

After a $385 million bond proposal failed to pass this month, Manor ISD is now going back to the drawing board. The funds would have been used for upgrades and renovations across the district. The money from that multi-million dollar bond proposal would have gone to fund projects across Manor ISD for the next 6–8 years, but without that funding, the district will now have to look to other sources of revenue, including making cuts to fix the issues they're facing. view article

Voters in the North East Independent School District have voted in favor of three of the district’s five bond propositions, giving the San Antonio school district access to most of the $495 million in bonds it had requested. This was North East’s first bond election in 10 years. Unlike previous bonds, Superintendent Sean Maika said this bond is about maintenance, not new buildings. view article

Voters unofficially approved one of four Belton Independent School District bond propositions Tuesday night, green lighting 3.7% of the $161.8 million bond package. Voters said "yes" to $6 million toward technology under Proposition C, turning down the other three propositions: Proposition A, for “general” needs; Proposition B, for athletic stadiums; and Proposition D, for swim center upgrades; totaling $155.8 million. view article

Voters unofficially approved one of four Belton Independent School District bond propositions Tuesday night, green lighting 3.7% of the $161.8 million bond package. Voters said "yes" to $6 million toward technology under Proposition C, turning down the other three propositions: Proposition A, for “general” needs; Proposition B, for athletic stadiums; and Proposition D, for swim center upgrades; totaling $155.8 million. view article

Voters on Tuesday approved three bond propositions totaling $400 million to fund general projects, construction, athletics upgrades, and instructional technology for Bryan ISD schools. According to David Stennis, Bryan ISD board of trustees member, the bond package addresses every campus in the district, including athletics facilities and career and technical education programs. view article

Last night, voters in Socorro ISD rejected the district’s tax swap proposal, Prop A, which would have raised $49 million in additional operating revenue for the district, all without raising the net tax rate. “Without Prop A, educators are worried about the district’s financial future and what that means both for our students and for our jobs,” said Veronica Hernandez, president of Socorro AFT. “The district made steep cuts to balance the budget for this school year, and our reserves have not recovered. There’s not much more to cut without creating a crisis for our local schools.” view article

Thank you, Richardson ISD voters for approving all three Propositions on the district’s $1.4 billion bond package, during the November 4, 2025 election. The three propositions include funds designed to address projects across the district as prioritized by the Bond Steering Committee: view article

Voters on Tuesday approved most of North East Independent School District’s $495 million bond package to upgrade facilities, safety and technology, but rejected the two smallest propositions focused on athletics, according to unofficial voting returns. view article

North Texas voters considered billions of dollars in school funding measures Tuesday. The largest bond was Richardson ISD’s $1.4 billion package, separated into three proposals. Unofficial results show all three propositions appeared to pass: Proposition A, worth $1.3 billion to fund new and renovated schools; Prop B, worth $54 million for technology; and Prop C, valued at nearly $7.4 million, to upgrade some stadiums and bring them into compliance with some federal laws. view article

Officials with the Manor Independent School District are celebrating the groundbreaking today of the new Early College High School. “This is a great day in Manor ISD,” said Dr. Andre D. Spencer, Manor ISD Superintendent. “We are breaking ground on a new building for a group of scholars who we expect to break ground academically in their respective fields of interest. We expect great things to come out of this facility and the scholars who will call this home.” view article

The Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees looked at demographics and plans for a possible May 2021 bond election at its Monday, Dec. 14, meeting. view article

Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'AAA' rating based on the Texas Permanent School Fund (PSF) guaranty and an 'AA+' underlying rating to the following Garland Independent School District, TX unlimited tax bonds (the bonds or ULTs): view article

Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AAA' rating based on the Texas Permanent School Fund (PSF) guarantee and a 'AA+' underlying rating to the following unlimited tax (ULT) bonds for the Mesquite Independent School District (ISD), Texas: : view article

Students with Georgetown Independent School District are about to see a lot of changes. Voters approved a $150 million bond for the district in November 2018, and some upgrades have already been made as a result. In January, KVUE reported that crews finished installing new football and softball fields at East View High School in Georgetown. view article

Austin and Taylor elementary school students could find themselves stepping up if preliminary designs for their new schools become reality. Up some stairs, that is. Huckabee, a Fort Worth based architecture firm hired to create the two schools associated with the recently passed $138.7 million bond, created a two-story floor plan for Austin, on the southwest side of the city, and Taylor, in northeast Abilene. view article

After a majority of voters showed support for a $118.3 million bond package for New Braunfels ISD, the district will move forward with plans to build new schools, make facility renovations, increase security measures, upgrade technology, enhance transportation and expand athletic programs. “I mean it’s a significant percentage so first of all I’m really happy to see that that many people voted,” said NBISD Board President Sherry Harrison. “I’m very excited about that all by itself.” view article

Port Aransas schools are getting reimbursed for measures they took to get things up and running after Hurricane Harvey. The district on Monday announced it had received a grant for more than $1.2 million Federal Emergency Management Agency to help pay for things such as generators, air dryers, portables and security. Those items and more were needed in the aftermath of the Category 4 storm hit the area Aug. 25, 2017. view article

Georgetown ISD and a district-organized citizens advisory committee are using a phone survey to get community feedback regarding potential facility and equipment projects that could be included in a November 2018 bond election should district trustees vote to call one, according to a press release Monday. view article

On Monday night, the Austin ISD Board of Trustees voted to approve the modernization of Norman Elementary School in East Austin. Under the $1 billion bond passed by voters in November 2017, Austin ISD will rebuild the school as a state-of-the-art facility that would turn it into a "21st century learning environment," according to the district. view article

After Aledo ISD voters shot down a $72.9 million bond package Tuesday, the school board and administration said they will work to determine their next steps. According to unofficial election results, 71 percent of voters (2,454 votes) rejected a $64.1 million option to build a new middle school and renovate McAnally Intermediate School to use as an elementary school. Twenty-nine percent (1,020 votes) voted in favor of the option.

The Round Rock school board is focused today on the end of the school year. But it will need to regroup after all three of their school bond proposals were voted down on Saturday The district had half a billion dollars in projects riding on this vote. $572 million to be exact. view article

Floydada ISD officials are preparing for a bond election to fund renovations to their 62-year-old high school. A recent assessment determined that the school needs major renovations. The superintendent says voters will have the choice of whether to authorize the bond issue in May. "We're having several issues that we are having to repair throughout the school year from plumbing, to structural issues, to roofing issues, but, my biggest concern is just the security of the campus," says Gilbert Trevino, superintendent for Floydada ISD.

Waco Independent School District officials are trying to raise between $700,000 and $800,000 in private sponsorships from businesses, grants from foundations and donations from alumni and individuals to cover the cost of renovating and reopening Waco High School’s planetarium, which has been closed for more than 20 years, district spokesman Bruce Gietzen said. view article