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Victoria ISD board calls $240 million bond election for May 2, 2026 to fund new schools and campus upgrades
Summary
The Victoria Independent School District Board of Trustees voted 7-0 to order a $240 million bond election on May 2, 2026, backing a package of 11 projects including a new Hopkins Elementary, modernizations at several campuses and districtwide security and infrastructure work.
The Victoria Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve an order calling a $240,000,000 bond election to be held May 2, 2026, authorizing a package of construction, renovation, demolition and security projects across the district.
Trustee Castella moved the motion that the board "approve the order calling for the bond election in the amount of $240,000,000 to be held on 05/02/2026," and Mr. Jones seconded the motion. Chair called for discussion, trustees amended ballot language to mention a new Hopkins Elementary explicitly, and the board then voted "all in favor" with a 7-0 tally.
District staff presented the proposal as an 11-project package that includes a new Hopkins Elementary, an expansion at Torres Elementary (estimated $22,000,000), modernizations at Vickers ($20,000,000) and Patty Welder ($25,000,000), a 56-classroom renovation for Smith…
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