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Dallas and North Texas voters reject bonds and tax measures

Dallas voters rejected a $443 million public safety bond on Tuesday. Dallas County voters rejected Proposition A, a property tax increase for homelessness services. School bond packages failed in Irving, Keller and McKinney ISDs. Collin County rejected an $817.5 million bond package. Plano voters appeared to reject Proposition A for venue taxes for a Dallas Stars arena.

Where
Dallas, Dallas County, Irving, Keller, McKinney, Collin County, Plano; Statewide Texas elections
When
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026
Sources
Reported by 5 outlets

Counties: Dallas Collin Tarrant

Taxes and money

Dallas County Proposition A would have increased property tax rate by 2.4 cents per $100 of valuation, generating $100 million annually for homelessness services.

  • Dallas public safety bond$443 million1 2 Who pays or receives it: City of Dallas
  • Dallas public safety bond repayment including interest$630 million1 Who pays or receives it: City of Dallas
  • Dallas public safety bond repayment including interest$629.6 million2 Who pays or receives it: City of Dallas
  • Dallas County Proposition A property tax increase2.4 cents per $100 of valuation1 Who pays or receives it: Dallas County property owners
  • Dallas County Proposition A annual revenue$100 million a year1 Who pays or receives it: Dallas County property owners
  • Dallas County Proposition A cost per $300,000 home$72 annually1 Who pays or receives it: Dallas County property owners
  • Irving ISD bond packagenearly $1 billion1 Who pays or receives it: Irving ISD
  • Irving ISD largest bond propositionmore than $550 million1 Who pays or receives it: Irving ISD
  • Keller ISD bond package$828 million1 Who pays or receives it: Keller ISD
  • McKinney ISD bond for new schools, buses and facilities$500 million1 Who pays or receives it: McKinney ISD
  • Collin County bond package$817.5 million1 Who pays or receives it: Collin County
  • Dallas public safety bond: police academy and training complex funding$82 million2 Who pays or receives it: City of Dallas
  • Dallas public safety bond: Public Safety Training Complex$149 million2 Who pays or receives it: City of Dallas
  • Dallas public safety bond: police evidence storage, vehicle storage, crime lab$150 million2 Who pays or receives it: City of Dallas
  • Dallas public safety bond: 911 call center and Emergency Operations Center$40 million2 Who pays or receives it: City of Dallas
  • Dallas public safety bond: Fire Station No. 4 replacement$22 million2 Who pays or receives it: City of Dallas

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Who's involved

  • Housing ForwardAdvocate for homelessness measure
  • Bust the Bond campaignOpposition group to Dallas public safety bond
  • Mayor Eric JohnsonSupporter of Dallas public safety bond
  • Cara MendelsohnDallas City Council Member, District 12; leader in Bust the Bond effort

The facts

  • Dallas voters rejected the city's $443 million public safety bond.1 2 Stated by 2 sources
  • Dallas public safety bond rejection was the first such denial since 1998.1
  • Dallas County voters rejected Proposition A for homelessness services.1
  • Irving ISD's nearly $1 billion bond package failed across all four propositions.1
  • Keller ISD voters rejected an $828 million package for repairs and renovations.1
  • McKinney ISD voters rejected a $500 million bond and related tax-rate adjustment.1
  • Collin County voters rejected an $817.5 million bond package for roads and facilities.1
  • Plano Proposition A for venue taxes appeared to fail with about 54 percent opposed.1

How they headlined it

The same event, as each outlet put it. Marked words appear in only one outlet's headline.

  • Early results show voters opposed to Collin College's $600M bond

    Community Impact

  • Dallas-area voters reject homelessness tax, public safety bond and school packages

    Audacy

  • North Texas Voters Say ‘No’ to Dallas Bond, Stars Arena Taxes, Homelessness Levy

    CandysDirt.com

  • Dallas County voters reject propositions for public safety and homelessness

    WFAA

  • North Texas voters reject major tax and bond propositions in early results

    FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth

  • Dallas voters appear to reject public safety propositions

    FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth

Sources

Outlets: 3 not rated Who's covering Texas →

These outlets were found through Google News headlines. Google decides which outlets appear there, and they lean mostly one way, so this sheet can only be as balanced as the reporting it was built from. Leanings are AllSides Media Bias Ratings.

  1. Dallas-area voters reject homelessness tax, public safety bond and school packages Audacy Not rated, November 4, 2026
  2. North Texas Voters Say ‘No’ to Dallas Bond, Stars Arena Taxes, Homelessness Levy CandysDirt.com Not rated, November 4, 2026
  3. Dallas County voters reject propositions for public safety and homelessness WFAA Not rated, November 4, 2026

Also reported by Community Impact, FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth.

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