Fast-growing Comal ISD is considering “next steps” after voters overwhelmingly rejected two bond propositions totaling $567 million on the Nov. 3 ballot.
In a statement Wednesday, Superintendent John Chapman said district leadership and the board of trustees will review priorities and seek community input on the challenges and opportunities ahead.
“While voters did not approve either of the two bond propositions, we respect and appreciate the time our families and community members took to learn about the proposals, ask questions and make their voices heard,” he said.
Statewide, voters almost unanimously rejected billions of dollars in bond and tax proposals.
Proposition A would have funded $539,955,000 for the design, construction, rehabilitation, expansion, improvement, acquisition, and equipment of school facilities; sites for school facilities; the purchase of school buses and vehicles; and the levying of a tax sufficient to pay principal and interest.
In Comal County, 60.28% of voters opposed the measure and 40% approved.
Proposition B would have provided $27 million for the acquisition, improvement, and updates of technology equipment, systems, and infrastructure, including new classroom computers and devices.
Sixty percent of voters also voted against the proposition.
Guadalupe County residents rejected the two measures as well.
Under state law, the bonds were labeled property tax increases on the ballot.