Decisions were made both locally and statewide when the votes were tallied Tuesday, November 7.
Local voters decided two school bond elections, school board positions and constitutional amendments along with the rest of the state.
Aquilla ISD’s $11.4 million plan to build seven new classrooms, a multi-event center and a new track and field was struck down by voters by a margin of 239-218.
Covington ISD’s $9.9 million bond proposal for new instructional and athletic facilities and an ADA-accessible playground was approved by voters by a narrow margin of 143-136.
Will Pinner, with 263 votes, and Kevin Clepper, with 201, secured the two available spots on the Aquilla ISD Board of Trustees. Others in the election were Jimmy Wade with 115 votes, Amber Cain with 92 votes and Jerry Juhl with 42.
Statewide and locally, Texas voters were largely in favor of proposed constitutional amendments. Voters approved property tax cuts, increased pay for retired teachers and other amendments.
The only proposition to fail — Proposition 13 — would have increased the mandatory retirement age for state judges from 75 to 79 and the minimum retirement age from 70 to 75. Only about one-third of Texans were in favor of the change.
Texans overwhelmingly supported the $18 billion property tax relief measure, with 83% voting in favor of the package, which includes raising the homestead exemption from $40,000 to $100,000 for school taxes.
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