HOUSTON – The Houston Independent School District has proposed one of the largest bond packages in Texas history.
District leaders hope voters will support the $4.4 billion bond proposal, which will mostly be used for building and renovating campuses.
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This is the first request to voters to fund the district in over a decade.
The district called it “Renew HISD” with half of the funds, if approved by voters, for rebuilding or renovating existing elementary and middle schools.
About $1.3 billion would go towards “investing in every school” such as updating HVAC systems, which has been an issues that forced the closure of several schools in May following severe thunderstorms.
Another billion dollars would be set for career and technical education, including expanding the district’s early childhood pre-k program.
With the bond, the district’s security plans would limit the number of ways visitors can get into a school -- down to just one checkpoint.
READ the proposal below: