Election day is May 9, 2015, and many Texas communities are proposing new debt through local bond elections. Because there is no known centralized public resource of local bond elections, information about these elections and the amount of debt being proposed in taxpayers’ names is often difficult to find.
The Upcoming Bond Election Roundup attempts to solve this problem by providing you with easy access to upcoming bond propositions in Texas.
We also provide debt totals and trends for Texas cities, counties, school districts and community college districts, as well as Texas in the Debt at a Glance feature on TexasTransparency.org. If any of the entities listed in the roundup appear in Debt at a Glance, we’ll link to that page for additional debt context.
Upcoming Bond Elections Across the State (Alphabetical by Entity) as of March 09, 2015.
| lection Date | Entity | Type | County | Proposed Amount | Prop | Purpose | Tax Supported Debt (as of 8/31/13)* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/2015 | Abilene | City | Jones, Taylor | $45,975,000 | 1 | Streets & Roads | $97,265,000 |
| 5/2015 | Abilene | City | Jones, Taylor | $2,810,000 | 2 | Civic Center | $97,265,000 |
| 5/2015 | Abilene | City | Jones, Taylor | $3,820,000 | 3 | Sidewalks | $97,265,000 |
| 5/2015 | Abilene | City | Jones, Taylor | $12,865,000 | 4 | Police & Fire | $97,265,000 |
| 5/2015 | Abilene | City | Jones, Taylor | $1,030,000 | 5 | Zoo | $97,265,000 |
| 5/2015 | Abilene | City | Jones, Taylor | $6,000,000 | 6 | Aquatic Facilities | $97,265,000 |
| 5/2015 | Abilene | City | Jones, Taylor | $2,500,000 | 7 | Splash Pads | $97,265,000 |
| 5/2015 | Abilene | City | Jones, Taylor | $1,490,000 | 8 | Parks & Rec | $97,265,000 |
| 5/2015 | Abilene | City | Jones, Taylor | $4,200,000 | 9 | Airport Improvements | $97,265,000 |
| 5/2015 | Alief ISD | ISD | Harris | $341,000,000 | 1 | New Construction, Safety & Security, Transportation | $184,719,790 |
| 5/2015 | Bullard ISD | ISD | Cherokee, Smith | $40,000,000 | 1 | School Additions & Renovations | $36,160,986 |
| 5/2015 | Canyon ISD | ISD | Randall | $34,800,000 | 1 | School Building | $76,548,602 |
| 5/2015 | Carthage ISD | ISD | Panola | $8,570,000 | 1 | School Building & Buses | $22,729,931 |
| 5/2015 | Carthage ISD | ISD | Panola | $19,750,000 | 2 | Auditorium | $22,729,931 |
| 5/2015 | Carthage ISD | ISD | Panola | $905,000 | 3 | Athletic Field | $22,729,931 |
| 5/2015 | Chico ISD | ISD | Wise | $7,000,000 | 1 | Building Upgrades | $18,146,409 |
| 5/2015 | Cleburne ISD | ISD | Johnson | $150,000,000 | 1 | School Building | $47,452,102 |
| 5/2015 | Comal ISD | ISD | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, | $147,400,000 | 1 | New Schools, Renovations | $492,921,213 |
| 5/2015 | Decatur ISD | ISD | Wise | $9,988,500 | 1 | Transportation, Security, Technology, Facilities | $65,587,612 |
| 5/2015 | Decatur ISD | ISD | Wise | $3,500,000 | 2 | Multi-Purpose Center | $65,587,612 |
| 5/2015 | Eanes ISD | ISD | Travis | $52,500,000 | 1 | School Building & Technology | $136,275,000 |
| 5/2015 | El Campo | City | Wharton | $10,500,000 | 1 | Public Safety Facility | $11,730,000 |
| 5/2015 | Fredericksburg ISD | ISD | Blanco, Gillespie, Kendall | $16,000,000 | 1 | School Renovations | $15,760,000 |
| 5/2015 | Frisco | City | Collin, Denton | $41,500,000 | 1 | Public Safety Projects | $539,865,000 |
| 5/2015 | Frisco | City | Collin, Denton | $125,000,000 | 2 | Streets & Roads | $539,865,000 |
| 5/2015 | Frisco | City | Collin, Denton | $3,325,000 | 3 | Fleet Center Improvement | $539,865,000 |
| 5/2015 | Frisco | City | Collin, Denton | $37,000,000 | 4 | Municipal Center | $539,865,000 |
| 5/2015 | Frisco | City | Collin, Denton | $9,000,000 | 5 | Senior Citizen Center | $539,865,000 |
| 5/2015 | Frisco | City | Collin, Denton | $32,000,000 | 6 | Parks & Rec | $539,865,000 |
| 5/2015 | Frisco | City | Collin, Denton | $10,000,000 | 7 | Performing Arts | $539,865,000 |
| 5/2015 | Frisco | City | Collin, Denton | $10,000,000 | 8 | Parks | $539,865,000 |
| 5/2015 | Georgetown | City | Williamson | $105,000,000 | 1 | Roads | $125,830,000 |
| 5/2015 | Gilmer ISD | ISD | Upshur | $28,500,000 | 1 | New High School Building | $19,895,000 |
| 5/2015 | Harlandale ISD | ISD | Bexar | $64,900,000 | 1 | School Building & Security | $188,439,457 |
| 5/2015 | Joshua ISD | ISD | Johnson | $50,000,000 | 1 | Future Growth, Security & Technology | $72,443,390 |
| 5/2015 | Kerr County | County | Kerr | $15,000,000 | 1 | Jail Expansion | $9,650,000 |
| 5/2015 | Klein ISD | ISD | Harris | $498,100,000 | 1 | Growth, Safety & Security, School Buses, Renovations, and Technology | $741,990,000 |
| 5/2015 | LaPoynor ISD | ISD | Anderson, Henderson | $4,120,000 | 1 | New School | $680,000 |
| 5/2015 | LaPoynor ISD | ISD | Anderson, Henderson | $4,870,000 | 2 | Gymnasium | $680,000 |
| 5/2015 | Liberty ISD | ISD | Liberty | $33,500,000 | 1 | School Building | $16,522,933 |
| 5/2015 | Marshall ISD | ISD | Harrison | $109,210,000 | 1 | New Schools, Renovations | $0 |
| 5/2015 | McAllen ISD | ISD | Hidalgo | $297,000,000 | 1 | School Upgrades | $114,971,000 |
| 5/2015 | Mesquite ISD | ISD | Dallas | $280,000,000 | 1 | New School Construction, Renovations, Purchasing Sites, & Technology | $364,819,854 |
| 5/2015 | Montgomery County | County | Montgomery | $350,000,000 | 1 | Roads | $446,595,000 |
| 5/2015 | Montgomery ISD | ISD | Montgomery | $256,750,000 | 1 | Growth, Renovations, Safety, Security Upgrades | $127,239,690 |
| 5/2015 | New Caney ISD | ISD | Harris, Montgomery | $173,000,000 | 1 | New Campuses, Renovations, Purchase of Land for Future Growth | $276,909,358 |
| 5/2015 | Pecos County | County | Pecos | $35,000,000 | 1 | Hospital Upgrades | $4,890,000 |
| 5/2015 | Pettus ISD | ISD | Bee, Karnes | $32,300,000 | 1 | New Schools, Renovations, Athletics | $0 |
| 5/2015 | Pleasanton ISD | ISD | Atascosa | $63,000,000 | 1 | New School Building | $19,685,000 |
| 5/2015 | Post ISD | ISD | Garza, Kent, Lynn | $18,000,000 | 1 | New School Building | $27,560,000 |
| 5/2015 | Rowlett | City | Dallas, Rockwall | $18,932,340 | 1 | Streets | $81,585,000 |
| 5/2015 | Rowlett | City | Dallas, Rockwall | $4,206,110 | 2 | Parks | $81,585,000 |
| 5/2015 | Rowlett | City | Dallas, Rockwall | $2,631,050 | 3 | Public Safety Projects | $81,585,000 |
| 5/2015 | Selma | City | Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe | $9,000,000 | 1 | Roads | $12,375,000 |
| 5/2015 | Slaton ISD | ISD | Lubbock, Lynn | $14,400,000 | 1 | School Buildings | $3,690,000 |
| 5/2015 | Thrall ISD | ISD | Williamson | $15,000,000 | 1 | School Building & Technology | $1,965,000 |
| 5/2015 | Waxahachie ISD | ISD | Ellis | $125,000,000 | 1 | Growth & Facility Improvements | $116,749,295 |
| 5/2015 | Weatherford ISD | ISD | Parker | $18,800,000 | 1 | Renovations | $70,654,007 |
| 5/2015 | Weatherford ISD | ISD | Parker | $49,500,000 | 2 | Growth | $70,654,007 |
| 5/2015 | Weatherford ISD | ISD | Parker | $6,600,000 | 3 | Safety & Security | $70,654,007 |
| 5/2015 | Whitney ISD | ISD | Hill | $11,000,000 | 1 | Athletic Facilities | $28,335,000 |
| 5/2015 | Wylie ISD (Taylor County) | ISD | Taylor | $15,000,000 | 1 | School Building & Security | $0 |
| 5/2015 | Ysleta ISD | ISD | El Paso | $451,000,000 | 1 | Repurposing, Consolidating & Rebuilding Schools | $217,300,000 |