DTX-RIC: Extra Edition 11/4/2025

All three propositions in Richardson ISD’s $1.4 billion bond package are currently passing following the release of early voting numbers.

What you need to know: Proposition A is currently passing with 9,434 early voting ballots, or 65.71%, voting in favor. Proposition B is passing with 67.63% of votes to approve, while 56.16% of early ballots have voted to approve Proposition C. 

The background: Proposition A makes up the majority of the referendum and asks voters for $1.338 billion to cover the construction of a new Career and Technical Education Center along with several other projects.

Proposition B would allocate $54 million to replace tablets for teachers and students. Proposition C would provide $7.4 million replace the turf and add Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant stadium seating to the football stadiums at Lake Highlands and Richardson High Schools.

Collin County has released early voting totals for an election that, if passed, would create an emergency services district in select unincorporated parts of the county.

What you need to know: According to unofficial early voting results, 74.87% of voters are in favor of the creation of Collin County Emergency Services District No. 1, or the ESD, with 3,399 votes cast.
Votes in opposition to the measure total 1,141, or 25.13% of votes cast, according to the early results from the Collin County Elections Office.

The context: If approved, the created district would have an associated property tax that would be used to fund fire protection and ambulance services to residents within the district’s boundaries. The district’s boundaries would include the extraterritorial jurisdiction of multiple cities including McKinney, Prosper, Celina, Melissa, Princeton and more.

Texas voters weighed in on 17 proposed amendments to the state constitution during the Nov. 4 election.

The overview: Some of the state propositions on the ballot included:

• Proposition 1: new funding to support the Texas State Technical College System
• Proposition 3: tighter restrictions on when Texas judges can grant bail for felony offenses
• Proposition 4: $20 billion for water supply projects and infrastructure
• Proposition 9: a $125,000 property tax exemption for businesses
• Propositions 11 and 13: expanded property tax exemptions for Texas homeowners
• Proposition 14: $3 billion to create a state dementia research institute