Hays County has reported unofficial results for Hays CISD and San Marcos CISD elections.
Incumbent candidate Anne Halsey defeated five of her competitors in the race for an at-large board position on SMCISD s board of trustees with 1,083 votes over Mari Salmi, who had 886 votes.
In HCISD s board of trustees races, Courtney Runkle beat Richard W. Cronshey with 298 votes to 153 votes for the District 3 seat. For an at-large trustee position, incumbent Will McManus won the race with 1,359 ballots. Donyé Curry was the runner up with 1,010 votes.
There were also six bond propositions submitted by HCISD to voters, totaling about $238.5 million. Here are the voting totals for each.
Election Day in Hays County: Live updates for San Marcos, Dripping Springs, other races Luz Moreno-Lozano, Austin American-Statesman
Polls close at 7 p.m. Check in here for the latest on what San Marcos, Hays and Dripping Springs school board seats are in play, as well as Hays, Uhland and Dripping Springs city council seats. The $238.4 million Hays school bond is also on the ballot tonight.
Hays school bond
The district s $238.4 million bond package that will help schools brace for growth is leading on three out of six propositions.
Early results show 55.32% of the vote has been for Proposition A , 54.84% for B , and 58.66% for F, while 60.67% of the vote has been against Proposition C, 59.57% against D and 55.56% against E.
Hays County Consolidated School District propositions:
The six bond propositions, all of which indicate a property tax increase, are as followed.Â
Proposition A states the bond will be used for the issuance of $147,959,876 school building bonds for the design, construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, renovation, expansion, improvement and equipment of school buildings in the district, the purchase of the necessary sites for school buildings and the purchase of new school buses and levying and imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements.
Proposition B states the bond will be used for the issuance of $41,047,216 school building bonds for the design, construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, renovation, expansion, improvement and equipment of school buildings in the district and levying and imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit
UpdatedWed, Apr 28, 2021 at 9:04 am CT
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