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West Rusk CISD board canvasses election; $26.4 million Proposition A fails
Summary
The West Rusk County Consolidated ISD Board of Trustees voted to adopt a resolution canvassing returns from the Nov. 5 bond election and formally declared Proposition A — $26,403,037 in general obligation bonds — failed after 756 votes for and 1,371 against.
The West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees on Nov. 18 adopted a resolution canvassing the returns of the Nov. 5 bond election and declared Proposition A defeated. The resolution records total votes of 2,127, with 756 in favor and 1,371 opposed; the board found a majority voted against the bond.
Curtis Hughes moved to approve the resolution canvassing the returns and declaring the results; Iris Hammontree seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The resolution’s preamble notes the board reviewed poll lists and official returns before making its determination and states that the election was conducted in accordance with state and federal law.
Proposition A would have authorized the issuance of $26,403,037 in bonds for school facilities and included a property tax increase to pay principal and interest. The board’s adopted resolution records the vote breakdown by early in-person, early by mail, and election-day ballots and formally concludes that the proposition failed. The resolution also affirms that the meeting and canvass complied with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.
Next steps were not specified in the minutes; the board’s formal action was adoption of the canvass resolution and declaration of the result.
