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Brazosport ISD sets May 3 elections for trustees and $167 million bond
Summary
The board ordered a May 3, 2025 school trustee election and approved calling a $167 million bond election (two propositions) that administrators and a citizen bond planning committee recommended; the board voted to place both measures on the ballot.
The Brazosport ISD Board of Trustees voted to order a May 3, 2025 election for school trustees and to call a $167,000,000 bond election, following presentations from district staff and the bond planning committee.
Administrators presented a needs assessment and a bond-planning committee recommendation that the board authorize two propositions totaling $167,000,000: Proposition A for $160,900,000 covering general-purpose capital projects (roofing, HVAC, cafeterias, structural repairs, facility renovation and capital equipment) and Proposition B for $6,100,000 dedicated to one-to-one student devices (technology). The committee and staff said the district can issue the bonds while keeping the district’s interest and sinking (I&S) tax rate flat under current assumptions; staff and bond advisors presented a conservative 0.5% property-value growth model that did not include any potential value from the Dow project discussed earlier in the meeting.
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