Overview
- Local school boards have voted to put tax-rate increases and bond measures before voters on Nov. 3 to fill budget gaps and pay for capital needs.
- Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD approved a 12-cent maintenance-rate increase that would raise its total rate to $1.1969 per $100 and is projected to generate about $8 million locally and $7 million in additional state funds; the district says the average homeowner would pay about $18 per month after exemptions.
- San Antonio ISD trustees approved a $600 million bond package plus a 3.17-cent tax-rate increase that would raise its total rate to $1.1869 per $100 and the district estimates the average homeowner would pay about $3.25 more per month in 2027.
- Officials cite falling enrollment, limited state funding growth and near-term deficits—SCUCISD faces a $14 million general-fund shortfall and SAISD projects about $23 million—leading to prior cuts such as replaced librarians and other austerity moves.
- Districts are linking ballot language to everyday impacts by estimating homeowner costs, forming outreach committees and pointing to recent close votes and state school accountability pressures to persuade voters ahead of the Oct. 5 registration and Oct. 19 early-voting windows.