Early voting began Monday, and on the ballot is a Dallas ISD bond package that clocks in as one of the largest in state history at $6.2 billion. That’s a lot of money. Learning how the district plans to spend that money, and why a bond is necessary, is important before heading out to vote. view article

A Judson Independent School District trustee was censured on Thursday, just days after the district’s superintendent was terminated. In a district board meeting on Thursday night, trustees voted to censure District 4 Trustee Jose A. Macias. Macias was the former school board president when circumstances started to look uncertain for the district after the COVID-19 pandemic. view article

There are over 100 school bond proposals on the May 2 ballot, with a majority focused on facility construction and renovations, according to the Texas Bond Review Board.  view article

The bond will appear on the May 2 ballot.
Financial reports from Vote YES for Lufkin ISD Kids, the pro-bond political action committee, reveal that an architecture firm with several locations throughout East Texas is the single largest contributor to the PAC.   view article

The Lancaster Independent School District is proposing a $376 million bond package in May to improve facilities, strengthen safety and infrastructure, expand career and technical education opportunities and prepare for future growth. view article

On Thursday, February 12, the Dallas ISD trustees sent a $6.2 billion bond proposal to voters in May. The proposal has been developed over the past year with the help of the Citizens Bond Steering Committee, whose members were appointed by the board.  If approved by voters, the $6.2 billion bond would: view article

Sharyland Independent School District voters are weighing a three-part bond proposal totaling more than $250 million, as early voting gets underway and community opinions remain sharply divided. Superintendent Elaine Howard says the timing of the bond makes it especially critical for the district’s future. view article

North Texans are heading head back to the polls for municipal elections, and some ballots may include public school bonds.  School districts do not receive state funding for necessary building maintenance, upgrades, or even the building of new schools. Instead, they must use voter-approved bonds.  Typically, a bond passage will increase a homeowner's property taxes. In Texas, homeowners over age 65 and who have filed a homestead exemption will not be impacted.  Bonds are broken into propositions. Voters can approve or deny specific layers of the bond if they don't want to approve the whole package.  Early voting opened on Monday, April 20, and runs through Tuesday, April 28. Election day is May 2. view article

Royal ISD is asking voters to consider a bond package that if approved will fund the construction of a new football stadium and track to replace the current facility. The cost would run between $68 million and $72 million, depending on design, market conditions and construction timing, officials said. If built, the stadium would be near the site of the new Royal High School on FM 362, south of FM 529 and north of the future Morton Road. view article

BARTLETT, Texas (KXXV) — Community members gathered at Mount Ararat Baptist Church to discuss the Bartlett school system's plan to borrow an additional $16.8 million through a new bond on the May ballot.  The proposal comes four years after voters approved a $20 million bond in 2022 to improve infrastructure across the district. Due to rising costs and a change in the city's building code, the district did not have enough money to complete the projects. view article

The Cypress-Fairbanks ISD board of trustees is exploring all options — including a voter-approved tax rate election — after learning last week that they’re facing a $74 million budget deficit for the next school year. Superintendent Doug Killian emphasized that the district is in decent shape for the current school year and he’s not seeking to immediately cut staff or eliminate the district’s 20 percent homestead exemption for residents 65 and older. However, it was clear in an April 13 board meeting that the leaders of the third-largest school district in Texas aren’t impressed with the funding that’s come from the state in the past two legislative sessions. view article

The Sanger Independent School District is proposing a $68 million bond in May to improve facilities and technology and prepare for future growth. Voters will see an approximate 11-cent increase in their tax rate as a result of this bond, according to Sanger ISD. view article

For around 50 years, Alba-Golden ISD students have used the same Career and Technology Education (CTE) and gym facilities. If voters sign off on a $20.6 million bond, both would be expanded. “We want our students to have facilities that are comparable with other school districts around,” said Alba-Golden ISD Superintendent Dr. Shelby Davidson. view article

Georgetown ISD leaders on Monday selected a name for the district's fifth middle school campus. Board members chose the name S.C. Marshall Middle School after a 20th century Georgetown principal who worked at an all-Black campus. view article

The McMullen County Independent School District (MCISD) Board of Trustees has called a $12 million bond election for May 2, with early voting scheduled for April 20-28. The proposal aims to address critical safety needs and facility upgrades across the district. view article

Dripping Springs ISD recently broke ground on a new high school campus, set to open in fall 2028. view article

Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Peter Licata recently walked into Farrington Field alone.  As his eyes scanned the historic stadium’s facade, he thanked the gentleman who showed up to unlock the gates to one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks. Licata felt it was important to spend an hour walking the hallowed grounds to understand its legacy and its importance to Fort Worth, he told the board of managers Tuesday night. view article

The Wichita Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees approved more than $3 million in financial items during its latest meeting, with several projects aimed at improving district facilities and preparing for future school years. A portion of that total includes an additional $158,822.75 for ongoing renovations at McNiel Elementary School. The approved change order brings the project’s total construction cost to $9,997,922.75. view article

The decision to close Stephen F. Austin Elementary in Jones Creek might only have been the beginning. Brazosport ISD could shutter three more campuses as it deals with declining enrollment and increasing expenses, with Lake Jackson the primary focus of a consolidation proposal to streamline operational expenses and staffing and address a multimillion-dollar budget deficit. view article

When voters in Dallas ISD go to the polls for the May 2 election, they’ll see a $6.2 billion bond issue on the ballot. Bond proponents say the bond issue would allow the district to build more than two dozen new schools and make much-needed upgrades to other campuses, building on progress from previous bond issues voters approved. But unlike the district’s 2020 bond issue, this one would carry a tax increase. view article

As Keller ISD closes schools to cut costs, some of its largest campuses are driving more than $180 million in urgent repairs. Aging high schools and elementary campuses account for the majority of Keller ISD’s short-term repair costs, according to a building conditions assessment presented at an April 8 school board workshop. view article

It's severe weather season here in West Texas which means it’s the perfect time for Wylie ISD to show off its new storm shelter at it’s South Elementary school campus. For Mike Thompson, Wylie ISD’s communications director, safety is always at the top of his mind. view article

Georgetown ISD leaders are delaying the opening of a new elementary and middle school until 2027 after seeing lower enrollment projections. view article

Austin ISD will close Blackshear Elementary and relocate students to a new facility for Oak Springs Elementary in January of 2028.   What happened: AISD Superintendent Matias Segura announced his decision in a letter to families March 30.  In November, AISD announced it would close Oak Springs alongside nine additional campuses and merge the campus with Blackshear. Earlier this year, the district announced it would consider moving students once again by relocating both East Autin schools to a modernized campus for Oak Springs.  The update: After reviewing community feedback, Segura said he has decided to continue constructing the $47.6 million modernized Oak Springs campus. The new campus—funded by the district's 2022 bond—will serve as the permanent home for students from both Blackshear and Oak Springs view article

In late 2023, Prosper activist Doug Charles said he received internal documents from a former Pogue Construction employee suggesting billing irregularities among $400 million of contracts with Prosper ISD. Charles said he sent the records to the FBI. In 2024, he shared them with a former federal prosecutor and an attorney with expertise in organized crime cases, both of whom work for Dallas law firms owned by former state Sen. Ted Lyon. view article

The Laneville ISD Board of Trustees has approved a bond proposal in the upcoming May elections following a lengthy financial review and facility assessments of the district. view article

Nine school improvement projects totaling nearly $200 million from Northside Independent School District's 2022 bond issue are "on hold" with no indication of when the projects will be built. Just four years after its nearly $1 billion bond election, San Antonio's largest school district intends to seek voter approval in November on a bond package for security upgrades and other improvements.  Northside's Building Committee got an update Wednesday on the $198.47 million in projects that were approved nearly four years ago but have not since been executed. Superintendent John Craft told a panel of trustees he wants to "be careful in not putting millions and millions of dollars into these facilities and then having to come back in a very short amount of time (and saying), 'Well, we really need more science labs.' view article

Lufkin ISD holds community meeting on $140 million bond proposal view article

The Killeen Independent School District could move forward with the sale of two decommissioned elementary school properties. KISD’s Board of Trustees is scheduled to consider whether to accept two separate bids at the upcoming March 24 meeting: one for $450,000 for the former Clifton Park Elementary School property and another for $350,000 for the Sugar Loaf Elementary School property. According to a board agenda action item sheet uploaded online by KISD, the district issued a bid invitation on Nov. 18, 2025, for the former Clifton Park property located at 2200 Trimmier Road, and on Jan. 13, 2026, proposals were received. view article

Dallas school and city leaders say a historic bond on the May 2 ballot can be “transformative” for the district. The $6.2 billion package is the largest bond proposal in Texas history. It would go toward nearly two dozen new buildings, tech and safety upgrades and hundreds of permanent classroom spaces to replace portable classrooms. view article

Hereford ISD’s School Board has called for a $150 million bond for the May 2026 election. District officials say the bond would fund the construction of a new high school and other campus improvements. view article

Lubbock ISD has begun the demolition of O.L. Slaton Middle School to make way for a new elementary school at the site near 32nd St. and Ave. Q. Demolition crews started tearing down the O.L. Slaton building Wednesday as part of a broader campus consolidation plan approved by bond voters last year. view article

Comal ISD board members received an update on a number of 2021 and 2023 bond projects across the district at a board meeting Feb. 26. Three projects are funded by the voter-approved 2021 bond, which allocated $411.3 million for the construction of two new elementary schools, one new middle school, land acquisition and infrastructure projects, according to the district’s website. view article

McCamey ISD released a statement this afternoon following the death of Samson Reyes, a 17-year-old former student of the district. "This tragedy is felt deeply by many, including here at McCamey ISD, where he once attended,” the statement said. Reyes was a Junior currently attending Rocksprings High School in Rocksprings, Texas. view article

Howe ISD has announced that the district has purchased 91 acres of land to serve as a future site for a eventual new high school. The district said former Superintendent Kevin Wilson helped find and purchase the land next to Connections Park before his retirement from the district. view article