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Magnolia ISD certifies bond election results after narrow defeats; parents urge May re-run
Summary
Trustees certified Montgomery County’s Nov. 4 bond returns showing narrow losses on propositions; parents and a facilities‑committee co-chair urged the board to call another election (suggesting May 2026) and to boost parental turnout after Prop A lost by about 126 votes.
Magnolia Independent School District trustees formally canvassed the Nov. 4 bond election and declared the official results after hearing several residents urge the board to put the measures before voters again.
During public comment, Rachel Irvin, who served as co‑chair of the district’s facility planning committee, said the district’s needs remain despite the ballot defeat and asked trustees to consider a May 2026 bond election. “The bottom line is that the needs of Magnolia ISD do not disappear because the bond was voted against,” Irvin said. She told the board the district enrolls “over 15,000 students, yet only 2,100 parents voted on the election, and Prop…
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