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Waller ISD board orders Nov. 5 bond election for $713.5 million in school projects
Summary
The Waller ISD Board on Aug. 8 approved an order calling a Nov. 5, 2024 school building bond election with two propositions totaling $713.5 million; board members said the district would contract with Harris and Waller counties to run the election and there would be no change to the current tax rate if voters approve.
Waller Independent School District trustees on Aug. 8 voted 7-0 to call a school building bond election for Nov. 5, 2024 that would place two propositions before voters.
Chief Communications Officer Sarah Marcus presented the order, saying Proposition A would fund construction of elementary schools #9 and #10, junior high #3, high school #2, buses and land at $702,500,000 and Proposition B would fund technology — student and teacher devices — at $11,000,000. Marcus told the board that "if approved, there would be no change to the current tax rate" and that WISD will contract with Harris County and Waller County to conduct the election.
The measure follows recommendations from Waller ISD’s 2024 Long-Range Planning Committee. Trustee Brittany Neel moved to approve the order; Vice President Maria Herrera seconded the motion and the board carried it by a 7-0 vote.
If voters approve both propositions, the district would fund multiple new campuses and systemwide technology upgrades; the approved order does not itself appropriate funds but authorizes the district to place the propositions on the ballot. The board did not set a tax-rate change and materials presented to trustees said the proposal was structured to avoid a tax-rate increase if the propositions pass.
Next steps include election coordination with county election officials and any required election notices and timelines ahead of the Nov. 5 ballot.
