Houston Public MediaBased on a 20-point margin in early voting results, Houston ISD's $4.4 billion bond package was rejected by voters.
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Two members of Houston ISD's bond oversight committee toured Fleming Middle School and said the Fifth Ward campus should be renovated instead of rebuilt.
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Members of Houston ISD’s bond oversight committee tour campus with critical eyes
Oversight committee members Wendell Robbins and Daria Wenas both said they think Fleming Middle School, slated for a rebuild that would cost nearly $150 million, should be renovated instead. Wenas also questioned campus maintenance in the school district.
Houston-area Democrats and Republicans agree: Voters should reject Houston ISD's $4.4 billion bond proposal. But not everyone is against it.
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Houston-area Democrats and Republicans oppose Houston ISD bond in rare show of solidarity
While the two political parties, union representatives and civil rights groups gathered Thursday to speak out against the district's $4.4 billion bond proposal, a group of other local organizations voiced support for the measure.
If voters approve a $4.4 billion bond proposal for Houston ISD, members of a bond oversight committee will no longer be appointed by controversial Superintendent Mike Miles. That authority is now slated to rest with the board of managers.
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Charter change for Houston ISD bond oversight committee takes appointing authority from Mike Miles
The $4.4 billion bond proposal, the largest school bond package in Texas history and the first for HISD since 2012, is opposed by both the Democratic and Republican parties in Harris County.
As Houston ISD holds school-specific meetings about its $4.4 billion bond proposal, some say the district is toeing the line between providing information and advocating for the bond, the latter of which is prohibited by state law.
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The Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, which includes the largest teachers’ union in Houston ISD, is opposed to the district’s first bond proposal in more than a decade.
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Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation opposes Houston ISD’s $4.4 billion bond proposal
The regional coalition of labor groups includes the Houston Federation of Teachers, which is the largest union in HISD and has been critical of its state-appointed leadership. A local economic development organization, meanwhile, supports the bond.
A poll commissioned by a Texas teachers' union shows a majority of likely voters oppose Houston ISD's $4.4 billion bond proposal. The results differ from a recent survey by Rice University's Kinder Institute.
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More than half of Houston ISD voters oppose $4.4 billion bond proposal, finds poll commissioned by teachers’ union
The results differ from a survey released last week by Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research, which found that about 75% of Houston residents would support a bond that does not significantly increase taxes.
As Houston ISD gears up for a crucial vote on a $4.4B bond proposal this November, a new Rice University survey shows strong support from local voters.
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A group of Democratic state lawmakers from Houston are calling for Texas’ attorney general to conduct financial audits of Houston ISD’s $4.4 billion bond proposal as well as the charter school network founded by Mike Miles.
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Local Democrats call for audits of Houston ISD bond proposal, charter school network founded by Mike Miles
The state lawmakers are asking Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to investigate. Their concerns stem from a May report by Spectrum News about Colorado-based Third Future Schools, where Mike Miles served as CEO before leading Houston’s school district.
The fate of Houston ISD's $4.4 billion bond proposal, the largest ever for a Texas school district, will be decided by voters after the state-appointed board of managers opted Thursday to place it on the November ballot.
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