On May 2, Magnolia ISD voters passed a $465 million bond—Proposition A—which aims to address student overcrowding and district growth. The measure passed with 63.51% of the vote, while 36.49% of the votes were against the bond, as previously reported.
By the numbers
As previously reported by Community Impact, MISD’s Proposition A will fund the construction of three new schools in the district, along with security, maintenance, and land and bus purchases. Back in 2025, the district attempted to pass a larger bond package, but it failed to pass.
Per MISD officials, last November, only 13% of parents in the district voted on the proposed bond measure. To address the low turnout in the May 2 election, the district held multiple community events informing locals on the need for the bonds to pass this upcoming election cycle.
MISD Chief Communications Officer Denise Meyers said that an estimated 25% of parents voted in this election cycle.
“When we looked at the data, about half of our staff live in the district, so 70% of them participated in the election, compared to 37% in November,” Meyers said. “Then we increased the number of parents, which is closer to 25% of our parents participated, which is about doubling the participation rate from where it was in November.”
What's next
MISD Superintendent Jason Bullock provided a basic timeline of construction for the three proposed schools:
- Elementary School No. 10: estimated completion by the 2028-29 school year
- Elementary School No. 11: estimated completion by the 2029-30 school year
- Third high school: estimated completion by the 2030-31 school year
Bullock said construction on Elementary School No. 10 and the new high school is set to begin as soon as possible, as the high school construction will take the most time.
On May 12, MISD trustees approved Stewart Builders Inc. and B&C Constructors LP as the construction managers-at-risk for several of the district’s 2026 bond projects and approved purchasing around 100 acres of land located along the east line of FM 1486 for High School No. 3.
Other projects from the bond will take priority as well, including maintenance and security updates and new bus purchases, Bullock said.
During the 89th legislative session, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 546, a new bill requiring all Texas districts to use three-point seat belts on buses. Bullock said the funds from the passed bond will go toward purchasing new and updated buses to comply with the new requirements.
Bullock said "gratefulness" is the word he and the school board would use to describe themselves after seeing the bond successfully pass May 2.
“One of the things that we talked about the most in the lead-up to the election is that we just encouraged people to participate,” Bullock said. “We wanted as many people in the community as possible to come out and have their voice be heard, whichever way they chose to vote. We believe that that's what we should encourage as educators, and we're just very grateful for the turnout numbers.”
