A small fraction of eligible voters shaped several high-stakes decisions across North Texas on Saturday as Dallas ISD’s record $6.2 billion bond package passed easily and Fort Worth residents approved the city’s full $845 million bond program.
Despite turnout of just 8.68 percent in Dallas County, Dallas Independent School District voters backed all four bond propositions by more than 70 percent each. The largest school bond in Texas history will pay for 26 new replacement schools, campus renovations, safety and security upgrades, technology improvements and the removal of hundreds of portable classrooms. The package is expected to add roughly one cent to the property tax rate.
In Fort Worth, roughly 4 percent of registered voters approved all six propositions in the $845 million package, directing money to street repairs, park upgrades, library improvements, public safety facilities, affordable housing and a new animal shelter.
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