The proposal includes:
- $2.05 billion to rebuilding, renovating and modernizing facilities
- $1.35 billion to updating HVAC systems, securing campuses, and testing whether school grounds, air, water and buildings meet environmental standards
- $1 billion to career and technical education, early childhood education and district technology investments such as securing student data, expanding broadband access and accessing AI
The district said it intends to fund the bond without raising the tax rate.
HISD has not had a bond since 2012, when voters approved $1.9 billion to rebuild 28 high schools and make other improvements across the district.
Because a dozen years have passed without maintenance and repairs, the district identified roughly $10 billion in overdue upgrades, according to a May 22 press release.
Dallas ISD previously held the record for largest bond in Texas when voters approved nearly $3.5 billion in bonds in 2020. Austin ISD voters approved a $2.4 billion bond in 2022, and voters in Prosper ISD near Dallas approved a $2.7 billion bond in 2023.
