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MISSOURI CITY, Texas (KTRK) -- Projects in the 2023 bond program for Fort Bend ISD broke ground only months ago, and the district is already millions over budget.The district's bond program isn't winning over some taxpayers."Keep an eye on the money," Missouri City resident Yvonne Smith said."Us as taxpayers, we're already giving a lot of money. But, you're going to ask for more, but you told us this is what it would be, and now you're saying, 'I need more,'" Missouri City resident Vashon Reynolds said. view article arw

Montgomery ISD’s board of trustees approved the guaranteed maximum price of $65.3 million for construction costs on the district’s career and technical education, and agricultural science centers on Jan. 23. view article arw

It’s now been a little more than a year since crews broke ground on the Ruby Haliburton Auxiliary Complex. There’s been a lot of progress made on the facility in that time. Inside the facility, one can now see the layout of the complex including meeting rooms, a conference room, a warehouse, and custodial. The complex even has its own gas pump and bus wash system for the estimated 155 Bryan Transportation vehicles, including route buses, trip buses, and white fleet. view article arw

The Navarro ISD will propose a $120 million bond election to voters on May 4. The decision comes after recommendations from the district’s long-range master planning committee were presented to and approved by the Navarro ISD Board of Trustees on Wednesday, Jan. 24. Navarro ISD Superintendent Mandy Epley says the three propositions being proposed are the results of months of hard work led by the committee, which consisted of 33 community members, parents, students, faculty, and staff; together, the team dedicated its time from November 2023 to January 2024 to assess the current state of the district, demographics, areas no longer meeting current standards, financial impacts, and opportunities with current facilities. view article arw

Seguin ISD facility seeks new name

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Nominations are being sought to rename a Seguin ISD facility. The Seguin ISD Board of Trustees is accepting nominations to rename the Mercer-Blumberg Learning Center portion of the district’s administration building. Presently, two Seguin ISD facilities are named Mercer-Blumberg. Sean Hoffmann, the chief communications officer for the Seguin ISD, says one is the former campus facility in the administration building, located at 1221 E. Kingsbury St., while the current campus facility that serves students, located at 118 N. Bowie St., is officially named Mercer-Blumberg Learning Center at Saegert. view article arw

During its regular meeting on Monday, Jan. 22, the Little Elm ISD Board of Trustees unanimously voted to name one of its new elementary schools in honor of Dr. Ashley B. Glover, a recently deceased teacher and administrator for the district. Ashley B. Glover Elementary School is one of two new elementary schools currently planned to serve the students of Little Elm ISD. The board also announced the name for the other school will be Lake Village Elementary. Glover, a graduate of Little Elm High School, later returned to the district in 2002 where she served as an educator and administrator. She passed away at the age of 44 on Aug. 9, 2023. view article arw

LUBBOCK, Texas — Ridgewood Elementary and Memorial High School are officially the names of those two new campuses. For Frenship ISD Superintendent, Dr. Michelle McCord, the years-long process of building the district’s second high school and ninth elementary school has been surreal. “We were talking about a second high school, do we need one?, when will we need it, back in 2010,” recalled Dr. McCord. “In a way it feels like it is just happening overnight, but in other ways I’m like, ‘I can’t believe this is really happening.’” view article arw

DALLAS- Dallas ISD broke ground on their elementary school Tuesday. The $34 million Urban Park Steam Academy will include pre-K through fifth-grade students. District officials said it will also offer space for 500 students. Principal Lisa Falcon said they were meeting about bringing the campus to life for over two years. view article arw

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- After a day and a half of cold classrooms, Lanier Middle School student Allen Eagens had enough and called his grandma. "It was cold, like very chilly," Eagens said. His grandma, Chiqita St. Cyr, went to her car and drove the 20 minutes to pick him up. "The kids coming to school in the cold and stuff like that with no heat and no water. It don't make no sense, you know what I'm saying?" St. Cyr said. On Wednesday, HISD Superintendent Mike Miles said heating and water issues could be attributed to former administrations neglecting building upkeep. view article arw

One of Houston's largest suburban neighborhoods – and named one of the "hottest zip codes" in the country – Cypress is about to get a new 800-home development to capitalize on its popularity. view article arw

Texas City Independent School District has turned an unused storage building into an engaging space for students interested in science, technology, engineering, math and robotics, thanks in part to a donation from Ohio-based Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC). view article arw

At the Tyler Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting on Monday night, members passed a motion to approve a contract for Reid Construction to begin a project to benefit the school’s transportation team. Project plans include an addition of 33 bus parking spots, new eight-foot fencing, and new lights. view article arw

Frenship ISD's Board of Trustees approved the names of the district's new Memorial High School and a ninth elementary school and approved attendance boundaries during a meeting last week. Designated as one of the fastest growing school districts in Texas, Frenship ISD now serves more than 11,500 students at 15 campuses that span across the Wolfforth and Lubbock communities, according to a news release from Frenship. The opening of the ninth elementary and second high school will help accommodate rising student enrollment and alleviate crowding the district's campuses. Currently, Frenship serves nearly 5,300 elementary students and approximately 3,300 high school students. The two new schools were approved as part of a $300 million bond package in 2020. view article arw

COPPERAS COVE — Bulldawg Stadium in Copperas Cove will remain just that. The Copperas Cove ISD school board of trustees voted unanimously Thursday to leave the playing surface at Bulldawg Stadium unnamed. The request by members of the community was to name the field after Joe Lombardi, a longtime radio broadcaster who became synonymous with Bulldawg football. view article arw

Crews will perform quality control checks, make repairs to boilers, infrastructure All 98 SAISD schools will be closed Thursday and Friday after widespread heating system failures created school environments too cold to educate students. SAISD Superintendent Jaime Aquino said at a news conference Wednesday about 70% of SAISD schools had experienced some degree of heating system failure. Aquino said crews will perform quality control checks, assess the problems and make necessary repairs at the campuses over the next two days. “As we move forward, we will not open a single school until it is warm, safe and a good place for learning,” he said. Aquino said he knows there are plenty of frustrated parents with questions about why schools were allowed to remain open on Tuesday despite the cold classrooms. view article arw

(Seguin) — The Seguin ISD has officially locked down land for a future middle school and new ag facility center. Sean Hoffmann, the chief communications officer for the Seguin ISD, says the closing documents were signed on Wednesday for the 81.24 acre property east of Seguin. The property, located at 1329 Ilka Rd., was purchased from a private seller in the amount of $1.9 million. Hoffmann says the purchase of the land was funded thanks to voters who approved $2 million in the 2022 bond election. “In doing so, that property will allow us to plan for a future middle school — a third middle school for the Seguin ISD. The property makes a nice triangle between AJB, Barnes and this new site. view article arw

COPPERAS COVE — Bulldawg Stadium in Copperas Cove will remain just that. The Copperas Cove ISD school board of trustees voted unanimously Thursday to leave the playing surface at Bulldawg Stadium unnamed. The request by members of the community was to name the field after Joe Lombardi, a longtime radio broadcaster who became synonymous with Bulldawg football. view article arw

Midland ISD gives update on bond

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Wednesday, Midland ISD district leaders and the bond program manager met to discuss the new elementary school and areas the design can be improved. The elementary will be a prototype of Fasken and Yarbrough elementary schools. Gathering feedback from campus representatives working on these buildings was a critical step in improving the design. view article arw

Midland ISD passed its $1.4 billion school bond in November of 2023 following months of work to determine what needs the school district had. That work has now transitioned to making progress on bond projects, which includes three new schools. MISD is positioned to work on many projects at once. The design phase for the two new high schools will start soon, and for the new elementary school near Lone Star Trails, the design phase is already underway. view article arw

Ector County ISD passed its roughly $424 million school bond in November, and work will get underway starting in 2024. On Tuesday night, the school board received an extensive look at the timeline and details of the five-year plan. view article arw

Residents within the Willis Independent School District will be asked to vote on a $218.1 million bond package during the upcoming May election. Click through to the story to see what it will include. view article arw

he wish list for Longview School District’s new superintendent includes someone who can push for passing future bonds and is willing to consider controversial issues like whether Longview really needs two high schools, according to community feedback at a recent listening session. Stay up to date on Lower Columbia news, wherever you go Stay up to date on Lower Columbia news, wherever you go The Jan. 9 listening session was hosted by representatives of superintendent search firm HYA Associates, which the district has hired to help look for a replacement for superintendent Dan Zorn, who plans to retire at the end of the school year. Feedback from the listening session, meetings with district staff and a community survey will be combined into a leadership profile detailing the ideal qualities of a new superintendent, which the search firm will present to the Longview School Board Monday Jan. 22 to inform their candidate selection. view article arw

The construction manager for projects underway for North Lamar ISD reports that crews expect completion by late February or early March for additions to the Fine Arts Department at the high school. Aaron Benson of Harrison-Walker-Harper added that the new Intermediate School for grades 2–5 should be ready by Spring Break. It depends, however, on Atmos Energy upgrading a gas line along N. Main Street/Highway 271 before the school can access natural gas. view article arw

Two high schools in the Texas Hill Country are kicking off the year by bringing in new additions and renovations. The work is part of the district's community-voted $315,651,121 bond. view article arw

A second high school is in the works for the Dripping Springs ISD community. The district is beginning design work for the school — a project approved by voters in the May 2023 bond. The high school design process will begin with community input meetings scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 17 and Tuesday, Jan. 23 at the Center for Learning & Leadership board room, located at 300 Sportsplex Drive. A morning and evening session will be held on each of the two dates at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. All DSISD stakeholders, including those who do not have children in the district, are invited to find a time that best fits their schedule and attend view article arw

Prosper ISD officials have taken the next step toward building two new campuses that will help address growth in the district.  The big picture: With a 140-day regular legislative session and four special sessions in 2023, Texas lawmakers spent more time in Austin than any prior years. view article arw

Harlandale ISD wants to make sure families and visitors at Memorial Stadium have peace of mind when watching games. That peace of mind comes with a price tag: $141,013. Trustees will discuss and potentially vote on that cost Wednesday afternoon. Juan Hinojosa, executive director of operations for the district, says security should be a top priority for every organization this day and age. view article arw

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The future of education is here for students who attend the Skidmore-Tynan ISD. Students there in the small community started the new year at a new multi-million dollar state-of-the-art high school with safety features at the forefront. There were quite a number of folks who came out for the official ribbon cutting over the weekend. view article arw

A mascot has been chosen for the Temple school district’s newest campus. view article arw

The first bond committee meeting will be on Thursday at the Navasota Administration Building at 6:30 p.m. Three additional meetings are planned for Jan. 18, Feb. 1, and Feb. 5. In December, Navasota ISD’s superintendent, Dr. Stu Musick, said the northwest part of the district, the Millican area, will be seeing a 10 year building plan starting this year that will add around 2,000 homes. With more families moving to town, the district is expecting more students and it’s looking to be prepared. view article arw

HISD is accepting nominations for the name of its next elementary school campus through Jan. 31. Known as Elementary No. 8, it is one of two new elementary schools approved by voters in the 2023 bond. Those who would like to suggest a person for the school to be named after can submit their nomination through the district's online form. view article arw

Community members can learn more about the design process Jan. 17 and Jan. 23 at the Center for Learning and Leadership, 300 Sportsplex Drive, Dripping Springs. Both dates will have a morning and evening session at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. view article arw

Editor's note: The headline of this article has been updated to reflect that all schools in the district are receiving upgrades funded by the 2022 bond. The Austin ISD community will see the start of construction on multiple campuses in the district throughout 2024, more than a year since voters approved a $2.44 billion bond. What you need to know The majority of the bond, about $2.3 billion, is dedicated toward the modernization of facilities and schools, which will include security upgrades, repairs and technology improvements. A total of 25 modernization projects are part of the 2022 bond, which include full replacement campuses or major school renovations in addition to four open-concept campuses that are in need of renovation. view article arw

Midway Independent School District returns from holiday break next week without its longtime spokesperson as the district’s communications director. Traci Marlin resigned last month after nearly 14 years with the district to take a position with Huckabee, an architectural firm with several Texas offices. view article arw