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Board reviews TRE outreach plans as staff says measure could bring roughly $2.4 million in state funding

Kilburn Independent School District Board · September 8, 2025
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Summary

Staff presented materials for a tax ratification election (TRE), explaining how the vote would preserve state funding estimated at about $2.4 million and describing a targeted outreach plan; board members discussed electioneering rules and messaging tone to reach likely voters.

District staff reviewed draft materials and an outreach strategy for a prospective tax ratification election (TRE). Staff told trustees the TRE would allow the district to retain additional state funding — staff estimated the amount at about $2.4 million — and explained how the tax rate itself would not necessarily increase even as the measure is framed as a tax question on ballots.

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