Bond 2025

The cost breakdown is as follows:

• New High School: $208,870,000
  • Location: South Site off Old Corpus Christi and Donop Road
  • Purpose: Relieve 120% capacity at East Central High School (5,000+ students)
  • Capacity: 2,200 students, with a 3,200-student core
  • Features: Specialized Career and Technical Education programs. Extracurricular offerings will match ECHS
     
• New Elementary School (North): $49,730,000
  • Location: Northside of district, off FM 1346 (West of 1604)
  • Purpose: Relieve 120% capacity at Honor and Tradition Elementary Schools (1,000+ students at each campus)
  • Capacity: 900 students
     
• New Elementary School (South): $50,550,000
  • Location: Southside of district, near Hildebrandt Rd
  • Purpose: Relieve 120% capacity at Harmony and Oak Crest Elementary Schools (1,000+ students at each campus)
  • Capacity: 900 students
     
• Total Bond Proposal: $309,150,000

The bond proposal was developed through collaboration between a bond advisory committee and the community to address:

• Responding to increased enrollment across the district .
• Providing new facilities and campus offerings throughout the district.
• Constructing energy-efficient facilities to accommodate increased student enrollment and support educational activities.

Find the bond proposal as it will appear on the ballot linked here.

Texas public school districts do not receive any funding to build new schools and facilities. The ability for public school districts to create new schools and facilities has to come from an approved bond election as required by Texas State Law.

You can watch the video below to learn more about where Texas school funding comes from.

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Bond proceeds cannot be used for the following:

• Staff salaries and wages;
• General operating expenses, repairs and maintenance;
• Classroom supplies and textbooks; and
• Administrative costs.

Bond proceeds can be used for the following:

• Construction and remodeling of facilities;
• Purchase of technology equipment and infrastructure;
• Purchase of equipment and furniture;
• Site improvements; and
• Purchase of buses.

East Central ISD has consistently earned an A for Superior Achievement in Texas' financial accountability system, scoring a perfect 100 in 2022/23. The district’s 2023/24 audit was clean, confirming strong financial management. ECISD also holds a solid Aa2 bond rating from Moody’s, reflecting its strong financial position and commitment to fiscal responsibility.

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Early Voting
Early voting runs from April 22 to April 29. Check the hours and locations here.

Vote by Mail
Applications for a mail-in ballot must be received by 5:00 p.m. on April 22. You can request a mail-in ballot here. Eligibility for voting by mail includes:

• Absence from your county on Election Day and during early voting

• Illness or disability

• Age 65 or older on Election Day

• Confinement in jail, but eligible to vote

• Expectant mothers within three weeks before or after Election Day

Election Day
Election Day is May 3, 2025. Election Day Vote Centers are open 7 AM until 7 PM. Voters can visit any of these Vote Centers on Election Day. Check the locations of the Vote Centers here.

More Information
For additional details, contact the office of Bexar County Elections Administrator, Michele Carew, Early Voting Clerk, at 1103 S. Frio, San Antonio, Texas 78207, call 210-335-VOTE (8683), or visit the Bexar County Elections Department website.

The deadline to register to vote is April 3. You can register to vote here.

Early voting runs from April 22 to April 29. Check the hours and locations here.

Election Day is May 3, 2025. Election Day Vote Centers are open 7 AM until 7 PM. Check the full listing of Vote Centers here.

Here are the Election Day Vote Centers in our area:

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