The Houston ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to send a bond proposal to the ballot for voters in November.
Find Insider Deals for items perfect around the house and on the go– Most of the money, about $2 billion, would be used for building and renovating campuses.
About $1.3 billion would go towards “investing in every school” such as updating HVAC systems, which has been an issues that forced the closure of several schools in May following severe thunderstorms.Another billion dollars would be set for career and technical education, including expanding the district’s early childhood pre-k program.
With the bond, the district’s security plans would limit the number of ways visitors can get into a school -- down to just one checkpoint. ‘Only opportunity to vote on anything’: Houston ISD parents consider bond proposal a referendum on superintendentChristian Terry Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. He is passionate about weather and the outdoors and often spends his days off on the water fishing.
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