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
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 million12Who pays or receives it: City of Dallas
Dallas public safety bond repayment including interest$630 million1Who pays or receives it: City of Dallas
Dallas public safety bond repayment including interest$629.6 million2Who pays or receives it: City of Dallas
Dallas County Proposition A property tax increase2.4 cents per $100 of valuation1Who pays or receives it: Dallas County property owners
Dallas County Proposition A annual revenue$100 million a year1Who pays or receives it: Dallas County property owners
Dallas County Proposition A cost per $300,000 home$72 annually1Who pays or receives it: Dallas County property owners
Irving ISD bond packagenearly $1 billion1Who pays or receives it: Irving ISD
Irving ISD largest bond propositionmore than $550 million1Who pays or receives it: Irving ISD
Keller ISD bond package$828 million1Who pays or receives it: Keller ISD
McKinney ISD bond for new schools, buses and facilities$500 million1Who pays or receives it: McKinney ISD
Collin County bond package$817.5 million1Who pays or receives it: Collin County
Dallas public safety bond: police academy and training complex funding$82 million2Who pays or receives it: City of Dallas
Dallas public safety bond: Public Safety Training Complex$149 million2Who pays or receives it: City of Dallas
Dallas public safety bond: police evidence storage, vehicle storage, crime lab$150 million2Who pays or receives it: City of Dallas
Dallas public safety bond: 911 call center and Emergency Operations Center$40 million2Who pays or receives it: City of Dallas
Dallas public safety bond: Fire Station No. 4 replacement$22 million2Who pays or receives it: City of Dallas
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.12Stated 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
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