What you need to know
The district purchased two properties—17 acres near the Flora housing development and 20 acres near a future data center and the Hutto Mega Site—for future campuses, according to a news release shared Oct. 27.
The details
The site near the Flora housing development cost $6,028,704 and was funded through the 2023 bond, while the site near the data center cost $5,738,200 and was funded by a combination of monies from the 2019 and 2023 bonds.
How we got here
In May 2023, voters approved the use of $522 million to expand and improve district facilities as HISD is growing.
The bond included three propositions:
- Proposition A—the largest of the three at $471.5 million—funds several major campus projects, including construction of two new elementary schools and expansion of the Ninth Grade Center into a full high school.
- At $10.5 million, Proposition B provides funding for new instructional technology devices, such as classroom computers and audio-video equipment.
- Proposition C provides $40 million for the renovation of the administrative building at 200 College St. into a districtwide academic center with space for several alternative education programs.
