Four propositions asking Round Rock ISD voters to approve just under $1 billion will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot, after trustees voted to order a bond election Aug. 15.

What happened?

Trustees voted 5-2 to call the election, asking voters to approve up to $998,135,000 to fund capital improvements in the following areas:

• Safety and security
• Deferred maintenance of existing buildings
• Technology replacements
• Improvements to fine arts and athletics facilities in the district

Trustees, district staff and the RRISD's Citizens Bond Committee, chaired by Fabian Cuero and Lindsey Ledyard, narrowed an original $1 billion-$1.5 billion proposal to just under $1 billion in projects to address several areas of needed maintenance to capital assets within the district.

What we know

Initially, projects included in the bond proposal totaled $1.13 billion. The dollar amounts of the four propositions under consideration have changed slightly as the district worked to prepare a final bond proposal, which sits just under $1 billion—$998,135,000:

• Proposition A: general improvements, $798.30 million
• Proposition B: technology improvements, $125.3 million
• Proposition C: fine arts, $8.62 million
• Proposition D: athletics, $65.91 million

The impact

To fund the potential bond projects, a few scenarios were presented to the board. Per Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez, the district could take on up to $1 billion in bond projects and actually lower the debt service tax rate from $0.1980 per $100 of valuation for fiscal year 2024-25 to $0.1880 per $100 of valuation, a decrease of one-cent per $100 of valuation.