Updated May 9 at 4:05 p.m.

Humble ISD Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen touted the May 7 voter approval of both propositions included in a bond package that would net the district $775 million to accommodate future growth and technology needs.

According to unofficial results with 465 out of 465 Harris County voting centers reporting election day results, Proposition A—which provides $730 million for a number of facilities districtwide—received 7,695 votes, or 63.53% of the total.

Similarly, 7,603 voters, or 63.75% of total voters, showed their support for Proposition B, which includes $45 million for technology upgrades.

"We are so incredibly grateful to our community, a community that we love and that supports us in offering the very best education opportunities for all students,” Fagen said in an emailed statement May 9. “Humble ISD is a family and a partnership where everyone contributes to supporting students in achieving their dreams. ... This bond will support our growth, safety and innovation for all students. It will allow us to provide quality compensation for our incredible staff. This bond will allow us to reinvest in our community and help keep it strong.”

Fagen also praised HISD's board of trustees, staff and citizens bond advisory committee, which helped determine the projects included in the bond package.

"We could not do this without the tremendous support of those who served on our citizens bond advisory committee, those who serve on our school board, and those who serve our students each and every day," Fagen said.

Updated May 8 at 6:45 a.m.

Voters appear to have approved both bond propositions for Humble ISD, a bond package that would net the district $775 million to accommodate future growth and technology needs.

According to unofficial results with 452 out of 465 voting centers reporting results in Harris County, Proposition A—which provides $730 million for a number of facilities districtwide—has received 7,610 votes, or 63.57% of the total.

Similarly, 7,603 voters, or 63.76%, showed their support for Proposition B, which includes $45 million for technology upgrades.

Updated May 7 at 11:15 p.m.

With 119 of 465 voting centers reporting in Harris County, voters within Humble ISD’s boundaries have shown support for a bond referendum with two propositions totaling $775 million that aims to address the district’s growth and technology needs.

Proposition A, which totals $730 million and relates to proposed facilities improvements, has gained 5,123 votes in favor and 2,914 votes against, while Proposition B—which totals $45 million and relates to technology expenditures—has gained 5,114 votes in favor and 2,889 votes against.

Roughly 64% of voters cast ballots in support of each proposition.

Posted May 7 at 7:57 p.m.

With early voting results in for the May 7 election, voters within Humble ISD’s boundaries have shown early support for a bond referendum with two propositions totaling $775 million that aims to address the district’s growth and technology needs.

Proposition A, which totals $730 million and relates to proposed facilities improvements, has gained 5,110 votes in favor and 2,902 votes against, while Proposition B, which totals $45 million and relates to technology expenditures, has gained 5,101 votes in favor and 2,877 votes against.

Roughly 64% of early voters cast ballots in support of each proposition.

In February, the HISD board of trustees unanimously approved placing the bond election on the May 7 ballot. According to district officials, the bond will not result in a tax rate increase.

District officials have argued the bond is needed to address growth in the district, which gained more than 2,700 students this school year—a 170% increase from the district’s average growth rate of about 1,000 students per year.

Proposition A includes the construction of Middle School No. 11, as well as classroom additions at Summerwood Elementary School and Humble and Summer Creek high schools, officials said. It also includes replacement campuses for Ross Sterling Middle School and Foster Elementary School; a new campus for the district’s Mosaic Program, which provides special education services; and new outdoor play and fitness equipment.

Additionally, Proposition A includes second practice gyms at five middle schools, dance classrooms for each middle school and various building maintenance projects, officials said.

Proposition B supports the replacement and upgrade of devices used by staff and students as well as technology in the classroom, HISD Chief Technology Officer Chris Cummings said.

The projects featured in the bond include:

• a new Mosaic Program building, which would serve students with disabilities ages 18-22;
• new Educational Support Services offices;
• phases 2 and 3 of Humble High School’s planned additions and renovations;
• a Summer Creek High School classroom addition;
• fine arts additions and renovations at high schools and middle schools;
• career and technical education classroom and lab renovations at high schools and middle schools;
• turf at high school baseball and softball fields;
• replacement campuses for Sterling Middle School and Foster Elementary School;
• the construction of Middle School No. 11;
• a Summerwood Elementary School classroom addition;
• practice gyms at Atascocita, Creekwood, Humble, Riverwood, and Timberwood middle schools;
• dance classrooms at all middle schools;
• new outdoor play and fitness equipment throughout the district;
• the addition of daylighting through windows or skylights at elementary and middle schools; and
• a child nutrition work area renovation.