| November 6, 2007 Bond Election Results | ||||||||||||
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| Entity | Amount | For | Notes | Passed? | Passed Total | |||||||
| Amarillo College | $68,000,000 | Updating existing facilities, updating classroom technology, expansion of nursing program facilities. | Yes | $68,000,000 | ||||||||
| Angelina College | $16,500,000 | New Health Careers building, softball/baseball complex, learning and language institute, college store, additional parking, minor renovations to the existing Health Careers and administration building | Yes | $16,500,000 | ||||||||
| Brazosport College | $70,000,000 | New library, student center expansion, commencement arena and a science technology corridor | Yes | $70,000,000 | ||||||||
| Weatherford College | $98,320,000 | New construction, renovations, infrastructure upgrades, new parking | No | $0 | ||||||||
| City of Baytown | $82,500,000 | Street improvements ($30M), aquatics ($9.3M), two fire stations ($7M), streetscaping ($2.5M), upgrades to 911 center ($9.5M), replacement or expansion of EMS station ($1M), radio system upgrade ($4.25M) | Projects divided into 6 issue-based categories. | Partial | $76,975,000 | Prop. 1, 2, 3, 4, & 6 passed. Prop. 5 failed. | ||||||
| City of Carrollton | $54,500,000 | Street/traffic flow improvements ($27.55M), drainage improvements ($9.2M), public safety facilities ($3.95M), park improvements ($6.35M), government facilities including animal shelter ($3.4M), central service center improvements ($2.05M), economic development activities ($2M) | Split into 7 propositions | Yes | $54,500,000 | |||||||
| City of Cedar Park | $81,400,000 | Streets & roads ($36.2M), construction of new city hall ($19.2M), recreation and park projects ($18M), public safety ($7.9M) | Four propositions | Partial | $62,000,000 | Prop. 1, 3 & 4 passed. Prop. 2 failed. | ||||||
| City of Corsicana | $28,000,000 | Street reconstruction, park upgrades, construction of a "town center," a new fire station, fire station training facility, and new fire trucks. | Four optional packages: Streets ($17M), Public Safety ($6.5M), Parks ($240K) and Master Plan ($4M). | Partial | $24,000,000 | Prop. 1-3 passed. Prop. 4 failed. | ||||||
| City of Highland Village | $5,000,000 | New service center and renovating the current fire department into a temporary senior service center | Yes | $5,000,000 | ||||||||
| City of Huntsville | $2,150,000 | Construction of a fire station | Yes | $2,150,000 | ||||||||
| City of Jonestown | $1,000,000 | Construction of a police station | Yes | $1,000,000 | ||||||||
| City of Keller | $4,000,000 | Library | Yes | $4,000,000 | ||||||||
| City of Lancaster | $37,545,695 | Street improvements and related infrastructure | Yes | $37,545,695 | ||||||||
| City of Melissa | $19,100,000 | For new roads and to improve aging thoroughfares | Funds to match money in the county's bond package earmarked for Melissa. | Yes | $19,100,000 | |||||||
| City of Mont Belvieu | $11,000,000 | Improvements to Eagle Drive, drainage improvements, water and sewer work | Yes | $11,000,000 | ||||||||
| City of Port Arthur | $7,000,000 | Water facility imrpovements, fire station & police dept. repairs | Two propositions | Yes | $7,000,000 | |||||||
| City of Rice | $1,000,000 | Street improvements | No | $0 | ||||||||
| City of Seabrook | $2,500,000 | Parkland acquisition and improvements | Yes | $2,500,000 | ||||||||
| City of Temple | $9,750,000 | $4.1 million family aquatics center, $1.9 million Sammons Park indoor pool, $350,000 in improvements to Sammons Golf Links, $1.6 million for Summit Recreation Center expansion, & $475,000 for a West Temple spray park. Remaining funds are for improvements at Miller, Lions and Ferguson parks. | Yes | $9,750,000 | ||||||||
| City of Thrall | $1,000,000 | Street repairs and drainage improvements | No | $0 | ||||||||
| City of Tye | $2,600,000 | Construct, repair and improve the water and wasteway system. | No | $0 | ||||||||
| Town of Westlake | $2,500,000 | Arts and sciences center at Westlake Academy | Yes | $2,500,000 | ||||||||
| Brazos County | $55,000,000 | Brazos County Jail expansion | Yes | $55,000,000 | ||||||||
| Collin County | $328,900,000 | County bond election to partner with cities to fund remaining mobility projects (after US Hwy 75 and those funded via pass-through financing). Includes transportation ($235.6M), open spaces ($17M), and county facilities ($76.3M) | Three propositions | Yes | $328,900,000 | |||||||
| El Paso County | $120,000,000 | Children's Hospital | Yes | $120,000,000 | ||||||||
| Harris County | $880,000,000 | Roads ($190M), parks ($95M), adult detention ($195M), forensic center ($80M), family law center ($70M), Port of Houston ($250M) | Six propositions | Partial | $685,000,000 | Prop. 1, 2, 4, 5 & 6 passed. Prop. 3 failed. | ||||||
| Howard County | $11,570,000 | New jail | Yes | $11,570,000 | ||||||||
| Lampasas County | $20,000,000 | New jail, Lampasas County Office Building expansion | No | $0 | ||||||||
| Pecos County | $5,000,000 | Construction of Physical Therapy Wellness Center | Burns Architecture is the selected architect. | Yes | $5,000,000 | |||||||
| Smith County | $125,000,000 | Jail/Justice project | The county is already working with a firm that has been recommended to build the jail. | No | $0 | |||||||
| Aledo ISD | $60,000,000 | 9th grade center, technology & security center, teacher training center, new security system, technology upgrades, buses, land | No | $0 | ||||||||
| Alto ISD | $6,300,000 | New elementary school | Yes | $6,300,000 | ||||||||
| Anderson-Shiro CISD | $22,000,000 | New Jr./Sr. High campus, as well as renovations to the existing Jr./Sr. High campus to be used as the elementary | No | $0 | ||||||||
| Angleton ISD | $139,900,000 | Converting Angleton High School into an intermediate school and building a new high school, new ES, converting the Early Childhood Center to an ES, $2 million in improvements to all other campuses | Three propositions | Yes | $139,900,000 | |||||||
| Aransas County ISD | $40,000,000 | New elementary learning center, renovation of Live Oak Learning Center, renovation of Fulton Learning Center, and purchase of buses | No | $0 | ||||||||
| Argyle ISD | $20,750,000 | Renovations, preparation for future facilities and improvements to existing programs. | Two propositions | Yes | $20,750,000 | |||||||
| Beaumont ISD | $388,600,000 | School facilities upgrade for elementary schools ($166.7M), middle schools ($42,8M), high schools ($53.8M), and other facilities including a multi-purpose athletic complex ($29.9M). The balance is for inflation, management fees and related expenses. | Yes | $388,600,000 | ||||||||
| Bellville ISD | $3,700,000 | New Agricultural Science / Automotive Technology Facility | Yes | $3,700,000 | ||||||||
| Big Sandy ISD | $8,000,000 | Football stadium and auditorium | No | $0 | ||||||||
| Bishop CISD | $24,000,000 | Construction and improvements | Yes | $24,000,000 | ||||||||
| Boyd ISD | $24,000,000 | Addition to the elementary school campus, a cafetorium for the middle and high schools, and a new high school. | Yes | $24,000,000 | ||||||||
| Burton ISD | $7,000,000 | New elementary school located on the current secondary campus and renovations | Yes | $7,000,000 | ||||||||
| Bushland ISD | $22,500,000 | Paving projects, a cafeteria at the middle school, a field house at the high school and a new campus. | No | $0 | ||||||||
| Calallen ISD | $43,665,000 | District-wide improvements in academic and athletic areas | Yes | $43,665,000 | ||||||||
| Central ISD | $12,500,000 | New primary/elementary campus; additions and renovations to the junior high and high schools | Yes | $12,500,000 | ||||||||
| Chico ISD | $18,500,000 | New ES and HS | Yes | $18,500,000 | ||||||||
| Chisum ISD | $7,000,000 | HS and ES expansion, HS electrical upgrade, drainage work, new tennis courts | No | $0 | ||||||||
| Columbia-Brazoria ISD | $15,800,000 | New construction and renovations at Wild Peach Elementary ($12.8M), improvements at Columbia HS ($3M) | Two propositions | No | $0 | |||||||
| Cooper ISD | $9,700,000 | New elementary school and other facility needs. | Yes | $9,700,000 | ||||||||
| Crandall ISD | $50,000,000 | Phase I - Construction of a new ES and improvements to existing schools. Phase II - New ES or MS and other projects to be determined. | Yes | $50,000,000 | ||||||||
| Crawford ISD | $2,800,000 | New classrooms and science labs at the elementary and high school campuses | Yes | $2,800,000 | ||||||||
| Cy-Fair ISD | $807,100,000 | New schools, buses, technology and renovation work | Recommended technology items (buy/replace computers, SW, networking equipment, printers) total $67.7 million. | Yes | $807,100,000 | |||||||
| Denton ISD | $282,000,000 | New schools, the renovation and upgrading of school buildings, land acquisition, technology program and new school buses | Yes | $282,000,000 | ||||||||
| Detroit ISD | $3,500,000 | New elementary school | Yes | $3,500,000 | ||||||||
| Dickenson ISD | $107,500,000 | High school expansion, construction of an elementary school, administration building, transportation center, football stadium improvements, and agricultural facility. | Yes | $107,500,000 | ||||||||
| Dripping Springs ISD | $96,170,000 | New schools, renovations to existing school facilities, furniture, equipment, technology, cost of issuance, & purchase of land for future schools/facilities | Yes | $96,170,000 | ||||||||
| East Chambers ISD | $9,500,000 | Renovations & additions to existing schools, security & energy upgrades, new HS gymnasium | Two propositions | Yes | $9,500,000 | |||||||
| Elkhart ISD | $12,300,000 | Facilities including new high school | No | $0 | ||||||||
| Etoile ISD | $2,700,000 | New campus building, a library, a covered multi-purpose pavilion and conversion of the junior high buildings into central offices | Yes | $2,700,000 | ||||||||
| Fabens ISD | $9,000,000 | Phase I (Pk-3rd Grade) New Elementary School and Phase II (4th-5th Grade) Renovation of O’Donnell Elementary. | No | $0 | ||||||||
| Fort Bend ISD | $428,000,000 | Build new campuses ($253M), refurbish or modify existing campuses ($139M), technology improvements ($23.6M), buses ($11.2M) and campus security equipment ($1.5M) | Yes | $428,000,000 | ||||||||
| Fort Stockton ISD | $19,000,000 | Capital improvement projects | Yes | $19,000,000 | ||||||||
| Fort Worth ISD | $593,600,000 | New elementary schools, classroom additions at existing schools, upgrades to create digital classrooms, safety and security measures, and renovations of stadiums. | Yes | $593,600,000 | ||||||||
| Friendswood ISD | $99,460,000 | District-wide improvements including a new junior high and auditorium and the conversion of Friendswood Junior High into an early childhood center ($91.1M), new natatorium ($6.5M), football stadium upgrades ($1.8M) | Three propositions | Yes | $99,460,000 | |||||||
| Goliad ISD | $8,000,000 | New multi-purpose events center on the HS campus | Yes | $8,000,000 | ||||||||
| Grady ISD | $10,000,000 | School renovations and additions, buses | Yes | $10,000,000 | ||||||||
| Hallsville ISD | $96,000,000 | New HS and ES, conversion of existing HS to JHS, upgrade of middle school and JHS to one 5th & 6th grade campus, land acquisition | Yes | $96,000,000 | ||||||||
| Highland ISD | $8,000,000 | New construction and renovations | Yes | $8,000,000 | ||||||||
| Holland ISD | $4,000,000 | Expansion of ES, conversion of MS to science and tech center | Yes | $4,000,000 | ||||||||
| Houston ISD | $805,000,000 | 22 new schools, renovations to 128 campuses, safety upgrades, new MS and HS science labs | Yes | $805,000,000 | ||||||||
| Hubbard ISD | $8,775,000 | Construction of a new high school, gymnasium and elementary school. | No | $0 | ||||||||
| Hudson ISD | $12,000,000 | Classroom/cafeteria additions for Peavy Primary School and Bonner ES, renovation of two facilities on the MS campus, and a new, separate cafeteria for the HS. | Yes | $12,000,000 | ||||||||
| Irving ISD | $250,000,000 | New ES & MS, renewal of laptop program, renovations to existing schools | Yes | $250,000,000 | ||||||||
| Jacksonville ISD | $19,000,000 | New elementary school | No | $0 | ||||||||
| Krum ISD | $7,500,000 | Football and volleyball facilities | Yes | $7,500,000 | ||||||||
| La Joya ISD | $94,000,000 | Completion of 2004 & 2006 Bond Issue projects (construction overcosts), new middle school, ES covered pavillions | Yes | $94,000,000 | ||||||||
| Leander ISD | $559,000,000 | Construction of new schools, land purchases, technology, new buses. | Yes | $559,000,000 | ||||||||
| Lovejoy ISD | $78,500,000 | District-wide updates and renovations, LHS Phase II expansion, new MS, technology, site acquisition | Yes | $78,500,000 | ||||||||
| Lufkin ISD | $49,500,000 | HS auditorium, security measures, campus additions/upgrades | Yes | $49,500,000 | ||||||||
| Mexia ISD | $7,200,000 | New gymnasium and other improvements | No | $0 | ||||||||
| Midlothian ISD | $103,700,000 | 1st phase of new HS ($98.79M), ag science center ($2.4M), and land for future school sites ($1.5M) | Partial | $2,400,000 | Prop. 2 passed. Prop. 1 & 3 failed. | |||||||
| Orange Grove ISD | $6,560,000 | HS renovation and expansion, JHS cafeteria & additional classrooms, and other capital improvements | Yes | $6,560,000 | ||||||||
| Pflugerville ISD | $125,000,000 | Two elementary schools, one middle school and other improvements | Yes | $125,000,000 | ||||||||
| Ponder ISD | $13,400,000 | Athletic facility improvements, HVAC improvements, security camera systems, land for new school site, parking improvements | Yes | $13,400,000 | ||||||||