school bonds

North Texas voters considered more than $1 billion in school bonds and VATREs yesterday.

Dallas ISD’s Citizen’s Bond Steering Committee has been meeting since March to plan its next bond election. It’s expected to top 2020’s $3.5 billion package, which remains the largest voter-approved school bond in Texas history.

For the first time in more than five years, Richardson ISD is holding a bond election, its largest ever. Most of the $1.4 billion package would go to new school construction and renovations.

Here's a look at the school bond proposals from districts across North Texas.

Even with Texas lawmakers’ $8.5 billion budget boost for education, Dallas ISD is still operating at a budget deficit, trustee Ben Mackey told a forum Thursday. He said the district has the reserves to manage it well — but that may not last.

More than $4.5 billion in school bond proposals from North Texas districts were on the May 3 ballot. Nearly half came from Celina ISD alone.

More than $4.5 billion in school bond proposals across several North Texas districts are on the ballot May 3. The biggest, from Celina ISD, exceeds $2 billion.

The 2024 Election is well underway, polls have opened and here's a look at some of the North Texas races we are keeping an eye on.

HEB ISD’s two-part, nearly $1 billion proposal to upgrade the district’s aging schools was on its way to approval. Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD voters were leaning toward approving two propositions totaling $561.1 million and saying no to two proposals worth $98 million.

The Dallas school board has approved the largest bond proposal in Texas history. Voters will consider a $3.7 billion package this fall.The plan, worked…