$2 Billion Northwest ISD Bond Election to Build 12 Schools and Serve 8,400 New Students

Northwestern ISD School Board urged bond referendum on major school projectstotaling about $2 billion if approved by voters in May this year.

The bond will build 12 schools and additional facilities to make room for an additional 8,400 students. Some of the projects in the package include a fourth high school, an eighth high school, four new elementary schools, four early childhood centers, two elementary school replacements, and home stadiums for each high school.

According to the school board, the bond proposal would change the tax rate by one-tenth of a penny, impacting the average taxpayer by less than $5 a year.

The referendum will be divided into three proposals. Offer A, with more than $1.67 billion in bonds, provides for new schools, expansions, facility upgrades, and more. Offer B, with over $301 million in bonds, would include any work in a stadium with 1,000 seats or more. Offer C, with bonds totaling nearly $22 million, will include technology devices for teachers and students.

Voters approved every bond offering in the county since 1990including a $399 million bond offer in 2017. The 2023 bond offering is the largest in the county’s history.

The vote for the measures is scheduled for the May elections with early voting from April 24 to May 2. Election Day is Saturday, May 6th.