Voters across Texas weighed in on local bonds and collectively approved nearly $8 billion in bond debt. Texas Scorecard was only able to confirm the rejection of four bond propositions out of the state’s 84: Alpine ISD of $22 million, Southside ISD $17 million,...
As early voting gets underway across Texas, citizens will be making critical decisions on more than just the hotly contested “top-of-ticket” races. On ballots across the state, local governments are seeking approval for nearly $8 billion of debt on several issues such...
Taxpayers in a Houston-area school district may suffer from sticker shock this fall when they head to the polls to vote on a $992.6 million bond referendum. This week, Fort Bend ISD trustees unanimously voted to place the nearly $1 billion referendum on the November 6...
Following a trend of school districts around Texas issuing more debt and increasing taxes, another Houston-area district is considering asking voters to approve a record-high school bond. “When the Fort Bend ISD asked voters to approve a bond in 2014, they got what...
Three months ago, House Speaker Joe Straus violated a deep-rooted custom of Capitol politics when he urged a room full of school board members from across the state to not only make their voices heard at the Capitol, but also to “run for Senate.” Now, one of them is...
