Voters in five Central Texas school districts rejected paying higher property tax rates on Tuesday after districts asked them to fund staff raises and offset rising costs.
Bastrop, Del Valle, Georgetown, Leander and Round Rock independent school districts won’t increase their property tax rates after a majority of voters in each district opposed the measures, according to complete but unofficial results.
Also on Tuesday, Manor ISD voters approved a $400 million bond package aimed at funding campus renovations, new classrooms and updated technology…