While the district hasn’t said how much a proposed bond would cost, a local paper reported that a recent estimate was for between $3.5 and $5 billion.
Local Debt
Kaufman ISD Residents to Consider $387 Million Bond
Residents are also being asked to approve a $950 million bond in the county’s first water district.
$280 Million Bond on the Ballot in Sulphur Springs ISD
Voters previously rejected two different bonds offered on the ballots in 2022.
Analysis: City of Dallas Currently $6.9 Billion in Debt
The report showed that Dallas taxpayers’ burden in 2023 was $18,110 per person.
City Officials Consider Property Tax Increases and Garbage Fee for Houston Residents
The administration may seek to lift both the city’s local property tax cap and the state-imposed property tax cap in one ballot measure this November.
McKinney Puts Multiple Multi-Million Dollar Bonds on May Ballot
If passed, all bonds would cost local property taxpayers more than $712 million with interest.
Houston Firefighter Settlement Taking Shape
Houstonians will pay $72 million annually for the next five years and then $36 annually for the duration of the life of the judgment bond.
Houston City Council Members Raise Questions Over Firefighter Deal
The agreement was announced last week and includes a $650 million back pay settlement for all active firefighters, retired firefighters, families of firefighters who died in the line of duty since 2017, and those who left for medical reasons.
City of Houston and Fire Department Reach Deal
The city plans to pay $656.5 million to settle the eight-year labor dispute.
Fort Bend ISD Audits Bond Program
The Board of Trustees voted to approve an audit after $133 million in cost overruns from their $1.2 billion May 2023 bond package.