By Edmond Ortiz Two San Antonio-area school districts will ask their respective taxpayers this November for permission to raise their property tax rates in order to support pay raises, and address budget deficits. And one of those school districts will also propose its second bond issue in four years. Northside ISD schedules 2 elections Northside…
By Edmond Ortiz While New Braunfels’ newly elected mayor has already presided over a few meetings, local leaders are looking to the long-term future and exploring a potential 2027 bond issue. Meanwhile, changes are afoot at one of the area’s biggest, ongoing mixed-use developments. Potential city bond City Council held a July 17 workshop to…
By Edmond Ortiz This education-centric edition of News Briefs highlights a Northeast Side school district’s final move to fire its beleaguered superintendent, and two City Council members’ questioning a north San Antonio school district’s decision to pause some bond-funded projects. Judson ISD officially removes Fields as superintendent Judson Independent School District board voted 4-3 April…
By Edmond Ortiz Voters in the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District will go to the polls May 2 to decide the fate of the district’s proposed $295.6 million bond. What you should know The school board voted unanimously Feb. 12 to call a May 2 election, where district voters will be asked to consider three…
By Edmond Ortiz According to some San Antonio officials, an increase to the city’s property tax rate might be needed to support the city’s next potential bond issuance before the end of this decade. What you should know. City Council was briefed by top city staff Jan. 21 on the city’s next bond cycle, where…
