Stafford school advocates urge voters to review $150 million bond ahead of May 3 election

A representative of the SMSD Facilities Improvement Group told Stafford Weekly News that voters should review details of a four-proposition school bond on the May 3 election ballot and use early voting from April 22 to April 29 if possible.

The SMSD Facilities Improvement Group representative said the district has “toiled and we have worked very, very hard since, latter part of last year,” and that organizers want residents to “go to the polls knowing exactly what it is that they’re voting for.”

The group described the package as one of the largest Stafford has seen, identifying the amount in the broadcast as $150,000,000 and saying the funds would be used to update aging facilities. The speaker noted the district’s buildings are more than 45 years old and argued local bonds are the primary source for large renovations: “What little we get from the state...leaves almost nothing to renovations,” the representative said.

The speaker said there are four propositions on the ballot and pointed listeners to a Stafford School bond webpage for details on how the money would be used. The segment also included a statement critical of state-level policy proposals affecting public education, with the speaker saying, “Everybody knows that there's an attack on education right now in Texas. They're pushing vouchers,” and arguing investment in district schools will keep families local.

The broadcast repeatedly framed the segment as voter education rather than a campaign endorsement: the representative said the goal was “not so much your yes or your no, but the fact that you will go to the polls knowing exactly what it is and how it's going to impact you.”

No formal action or vote took place during the program. The broadcast provided dates for early voting (April 22–29) and election day (May 3) and directed listeners to the district’s bond webpage for proposition-by-proposition details.