School bond and tax elections in Texas

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## Contents

* 1 Laws affecting school finance in Texas
* 1.1 Texas bond issue law
* 1.2 Texas bond tax law
* 2 Conduct of the bond election, limitations, rules
* 2.1 Authority that conducts elections
* 2.2 Election dates
* 2.3 Needed majority
* 2.4 Special elections
* 2.5 Wording of measures
* 3 Required notice of bond election
* 4 List of 2009 Texas school bond referendums
* 5 See also
* 6 External links
* 7 Footnotes

School bond and tax elections in Texas are held under two different circumstances:

* To issue new bonds for capital improvements, new construction, and facility upgrades.
* To raise taxes on outstanding bonds.

## Laws affecting school finance in Texas[edit]

### Texas bond issue law[edit]

In Texas, school districts can issue new bonding for:

* For constructing new school facilities, site acquisition, improving current facilities, and all equipment costs related to construction.

* The acquisition of property or the refinancing of current property regardless of whether payment obligations under the contract are due in the current year or a future year.

* The purchase of sites for school buildings

* The purchase of new school buses.[1]

All new school bonds issued in Texas must be reviewed by the Attorney General of Texas in order to be valid.[2]

### Texas bond tax law[edit]

Under Texas law, any independent school district's governing board may levy, pledge, assess, and collect any taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the principal and interest become due subject to voter approval.[3]

## Conduct of the bond election, limitations, rules[edit]

### Authority that conducts elections[edit]

A county election commission that governs the taxing authority of an independent school district is responsible for conducting elections.

### Election dates[edit]

Under Texas laws, normal election dates for bond elections are the second Saturday in May and the first Tuesday in November.[4]

### Needed majority[edit]

Under Texas law, a simple majority (50 percent plus one) is required to approve a school bond measure.[5]

### Special elections[edit]

In Texas, special elections are allowed to be held whenever a school district sees a need because there are no restrictions when school districts can hold the elections. However, school districts must order a special election 62 days before the election.[6]

### Wording of measures[edit]

Under Texas Law, a school district must mention in the ballot if the governing board or commissioners court of an ISD may levy, pledge, assess, and collect annual taxes on all taxable property in the district. Also, the bond measure must state the purpose of the bond or bond taxes. There are no other formatting requirements for the ballots under Texas Law.[7]

## Required notice of bond election[edit]

Under Texas law, a minimum of 62 days notice is required to order any bond election in Texas. There is no requirement for the governing board of a school district having to pass a resolution in advance of the 62 day mandate.[6]

## List of 2009 Texas school bond referendums[edit]

The following are school bond referendums that were held in 2009 in Texas. All results are provided by the Texas Bond Review Board.

Date  | District  | Bond Amount  | Passed/Failed  | % Pass

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May 9th | Abernathy Prop 1 | Issue $15.9 million in bonding for building | Passed |
May 9th | Athens Prop 1 | Issue $7.5 million in bonding for building | Failed |
May 9th | Athens Prop 2 | Issue $18.2 million in bonding for building | Failed |
May 9th | Bartlett | Issue $2.945 million in bonding for building | Failed |
May 9th | Belton | Issue $38.9 million in bonding for building | Failed |
May 9th | Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco | Issue $2.5 million in bonding for building | Passed |
May 9th | Big Sandy | Issue $6.75 million in bonding for building and renovations. | Passed |
May 9th | Bloomburg | Issue $4.976 million in bonding for building purposes and a new gymnasium. | Failed |
May 9th | Bloomburg | Issue $4.976 million in bonding for building purposes and a new gymnasium. | Failed |
May 9th | Borden County | Issue $25 million in bonding for building purposes and a new gymnasium. | Passed |
May 9th | Bredmond Prop 1 | Issue $6.045 million in bonding for building purposes and a new gymnasium. | Passed |
May 9th | Bredmond Prop 2 | Issue $1.93 million in bonding for a new multi-purpose center. | Passed |
May 9th | Bridgeport | Issue $23 million in bonding for technology and building purposes. | Failed |
May 9th | Bushland | Issue $9 in bonding for building purposes and new busses. | Passed |
May 9th | Canadian | Issue $6 million in bonding for capital improvements. | Passed |
May 9th | Carroll Prop 1 | Issue $114.1 million in bonding for building and technology. | Passed |
May 9th | Carroll Prop 2 | Issue $19.3 million in bonding for building purposes. | Passed |
May 9th | Carroll Prop 3 | Issue $4.6 million in bonding for new athletic facilities. | Passed |
May 9th | Central Heights ISD | Issue $13.6 million in bonding for building and renovations | Passed |
May 9th | College Station ISD | Issue $144.2 million in bonding for building purposes and new buses. | Passed |
May 9th | Coppel ISD Prop 1 | Issue $40.9 million in bonding for building purposes and renovations. | Passed |
May 9th | Coppel ISD Prop 2 | Issue $15.2 million in bonding to pay legal judgements | Passed |
May 9th | Cushing ISD | Issue $10 million in bonding for building purposes. | Passed |
May 9th | DeLeon ISD | Issue $6 million in bonding for building purposes. | Passed |
May 9th | Dew ISD | Issue $3 million in bonding for maintained expense. | Passed |
May 9th | Donna ISD | Issue $52 million in bonding for building purposes. | Passed |
May 9th | Elkhart ISD | Issue $16 million in bonding for building purposes. | Passed |
May 9th | Franklin ISD | Issue $12 million in bonding for building purposes, renovations, and new buses. | Passed |
May 9th | Glasscok County ISD | Issue $12 million in bonding for building purposes, renovations, and new buses. | Failed |
May 9th | Gruver ISD | Issue $5 million in bonding for a new gymnasium. | Passed |
May 9th | Guthrie CSD | Issue $3 million in bonding for a new gymnasium and building purposes. | Passed |
May 9th | Harlandale Prop 1 | Issue $19.6 million to refund bond obligations. | Passed |
May 9th | Harlandale Prop 2 | Issue $12 million in bonding for building renovations. | Passed |
May 9th | Hermliegh ISD | Issue $12.5 million in bonding for building purposes. | Passed |
May 9th | Highland Park ISD | Issue $8 million in bonding for building purposes, technology, and new buses. | Passed |
May 9th | Highland Park ISD | Issue $8 million in bonding for building purposes, technology, and new buses. | Passed |
May 9th | Highland Park ISD | Issue $8 million in bonding for building purposes, technology, and new buses. | Passed |
May 9th | Highland Park ISD | Issue $8 million in bonding for building purposes, technology, and new buses. | Passed |
May 9th | Highland Park ISD | Issue $8 million in bonding for building purposes, technology, and new buses. | Passed |
May 9th | Lubbock-Cooper ISD | Issue $80 million in bonding for building purposes, renovations, and athletic facilities. | Passed |
May 9th | McCamey Prop 1 | Issue $13.85 million in bonding for building purposes and renovations. | Passed |
May 9th | McCamey Prop 2 | Issue $1.9 million in bonding for athletic field purposes. | Passed |
May 9th | Memphis ISD | Issue $14 million in bonding for building purposes. | Failed |
May 9th | Nederland ISD | Issue $120.3 million in bonding for building purposes and renovations. | Passed |
May 9th | Nixon-Smiley CISD | Issue $13 million in bonding for building purposes and renovations. | Passed |
May 9th | North Lamar Prop 1 | Issue $4.16 million in bonding for building purposes. | Passed |
May 9th | North Lamar Prop 2 | Issue $520,000 in bonding for renovations. | Passed |
May 9th | Overton ISD | Issue $6.75 million in bonding for renovations and athletic facilities. | Passed |
May 9th | Palastine ISD | Issue $64 million in bonding for renovations. | Passed |
May 9th | Pearsall ISD | Issue $18 million in bonding for renovations. | Failed |
May 9th | Richland Springs ISD | Issue $960,000 in bonding for lease refund. | Failed |
May 9th | Rosebud-Lott ISD | Issue $15 million in bonding for renovations. | Failed |
May 9th | Sabine ISD | Issue $20 million in bonding for building purposes, athletic facilities, and renovations. | Failed |
May 9th | Sabine Pass ISD | Issue $15 million in bonding for building renovations and a new gymnasium. | Passed |
May 9th | Sinton ISD | Issue $7.5 billion in bonding for building renovations and athletic facility improvements. | Passed |
May 9th | Stamford ISD | Issue $7 million in bonding for building renovations. | Passed |
May 9th | Sulphur Springs ISD | Issue $48.4 million in bonding for building renovations. | Passed |
May 9th | Tidehaven ISD | Issue $33.5 million in bonding for building renovations. | Failed |
May 9th | Tolar ISD | Issue $800,000 in bonding for building renovations. | Passed |
May 9th | Winona ISD | Issue $27.570 million in bonding for technology and Building Renovations. | Passed |
May 9th | Wylie ISD | Issue $84.450 million in bonding for Building Renovations and athletic facility improvements. | Failed |

## See also[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Voting on school bond and tax measures
* Where to find information about local school bond and tax elections
* School bond election
* Approval rates of local school bond and tax elections

## External links[edit]

* Texas Education Agency
* Texas Bond Review Board searchable bond election database
* Texas Association of School Boards

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ "Texas Education Code" Texas School Bond Law(Referenced Statute 45.001, Section 1)
2. ↑ "Texas Education Code" Texas School Bond Law(Referenced Statute 45.005)
3. ↑ "Texas Education Code" Texas School Bond Law(Referenced Statute 45.001, Section 2)
4. ↑ "Texas Election Code" Texas Election Law(Referenced Statute 41.001)
5. ↑ "Texas Education Code" Texas School Bond Law(Referenced Statute 45.003)
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Texas Election Code" Texas Election Law(Referenced Statute 3.005)
7. ↑ "Texas Education Code" Texas School Bond Law(Referenced Statute 45.003)

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