NOVEMBER 6, 2012 @ 8:20 PM | by HISD Communications Thirty-eight Houston Independent School District campuses, including 28 of the city’s high schools, will be rebuilt or renovated under a bond proposition that won voter approval on Tuesday. The $1.89 billion measure passed by an overwhelming margin, based on early and absentee voting totals released Tuesday night [...]
Read moreEarly Voting results shows voters favor HISD Bond by 66%
November 7, 2012Harris County has released the unofficial Early Voting results, which show that people who cast their ballots early voted for the HISD bond by a little over 66 percent. Election Day results will be released on their site later this evening. See Early Voting Results.
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Fund Endorses HISD Bond Proposal For More Green Facilities
November 5, 2012(Houston, Texas, Nov. 5, 2012) Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today announced its endorsement of the 2012 Houston Independent School District (HISD) Bond Proposition. The $1.89 billion proposition will be used to build, replace and renovate schools in adherence to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards, created by the USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council) [...]
Read moreTomorrow Voters To Decide On Texas’ Largest Bond Proposal
November 5, 2012November 5, 2012 by: Pat Hernandez, KUHF-FM Houston voters will head to the polls tomorrow to make the final decision on HISD’s nearly 1.9 billion dollar bond proposal. It would help the district rebuild or renovate dozens of schools. The $1.89 billion dollar proposal would make major improvements to a total of 38 schools in [...]
Read moreHart: Showing up at polls, meetings is best course for the public
November 4, 2012From the Houston Chronicle | By Patricia Kilday Hart | November 3, 2012 On a recent weekday evening, about 60 grown-ups shifted noisily in the wooden auditorium seats at Westbury High School. Onstage, Houston ISD school board president Mike Lunceford gave a detached analysis of the proposed school bonds, sounding every bit like the engineer that he is. Aided by slides of leaking [...]
Read moreCommittee Members
HISD Bond Proposal
The Houston Independent School District has put a $1.89 billion bond program on the Nov. 6 ballot. The bond program calls for 20 new high schools plus renovations and partial replacement of eight more, three new elementary campuses, the conversion of five elementary schools to K-8 and a new middle school plus a new addition to another. All schools in the district will benefit from technology and safety upgrades, improvements to athletic facilities and renovation of middle school restrooms. The cost will be a 4.85-cent tax increase phased in over five years. Seniors will pay no tax increase.





