The school bond proposals impact everything from school facilities to security.
The school bond proposals impact everything from school facilities to security.
The school bond proposals impact everything from school facilities to security.
DALLAS — Voters in North Texas decided on a slew of school bond proposals totaling nearly $4.6 billion Saturday.
The school bond proposals will impact everything from school facilities as the population of North Texas continues to grow to transportation and school security.
The biggest school bond issue on the ballot was a $2.3 billion bond package in fast-growing Celina that would fund the construction of 11 new campuses across the district, renovations to existing campuses, security upgrades, and more.
Unofficial results show that bond package passed.
Argyle ISD in fast-growing Denton County had a $423.17 million bond package on the ballot, which also calls for building new campuses, technology upgrades, as well as for a new baseball/softball complex at Argyle High School.
Unofficial results Saturday showed that bond package also passed.
For fast-growing Melissa ISD in Collin County, voters weighed in on an $875 million bond package that would provide of new elementary schools, a new middle school, a ninth-grade campus and more, as well as technology improvements and expanding the district’s bus service.
Unofficial results showed that bond package passed.
In the southern part of the DFW metroplex, DeSoto ISD also had a $199 million school bond issue on the ballot to update aging school buildings and athletic facilities.
Unofficial results showed that bond package passed.
Voters in Mesquite ISD weighed in on a nearly $600 million bond package that would allow for security upgrades across the district, storm shelters, the consolidation of the two oldest elementary schools in the district, technology upgrades, and more.
Unofficial results showed that bond package passed.
For Red Oak ISD, voters decided on a $213.9 million bond package that calls for a new career and technical education building, a new elementary school, upgrades to the high school athletic facilities and more.
Voters in Cleburne ISD weighed in on a $165 million bond proposal that called for replacing two elementary schools and expanding another, construction of a new stadium at Cleburne High School, as well as other renovations across the district.
A slim majority voted down that bond package, per unofficial results.
For Kennedale ISD, voters weighed in on a nearly $11 million bond proposal that would upgrade athletic facilities, a performing arts center, and more.
Early results showed a tight race there, but slim majorities opting against passage of that bond package.
Voters also weighed in on a $273.4 million bond package for Terrell ISD in Kaufman County to build a new elementary school, land for a new middle school and more.
That bond passed, per unofficial results.
Here’s how voters decided on school bond proposals across North Texas:
Argyle ISD bond