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Dallas ISD’s $6.2 billion bond election — spread over four propositions — is the biggest bond package in Texas history. Arlington and Lancaster ISDs are also holding bond elections on May 2.

Argyle ISD is among the region’s fastest growing school districts. To manage the A-rated district’s expansion without over-building or over-spending, the board just approved a plan reconfiguring schools and the grades they’ll accommodate.

Dallas school and city leaders say the historic $6.2 billion bond on the May 2 ballot would continue progress the district has been making after the passage of bond packages in 2015 and 2020.

Voters will see the largest school bond proposal in Texas history on the May 2 ballot. Trustees say it's needed to upgrade schools and enhance safety and security.

Dallas school trustees will vote Thursday whether to send a $6.2 billion bond package to voters May 2. If they do, it would be the largest school bond election in Texas history.

North Texas voters considered more than $1 billion in school bonds and VATREs yesterday.

Dallas ISD’s Citizen’s Bond Steering Committee has been meeting since March to plan its next bond election. It’s expected to top 2020’s $3.5 billion package, which remains the largest voter-approved school bond in Texas history.

For the first time in more than five years, Richardson ISD is holding a bond election, its largest ever. Most of the $1.4 billion package would go to new school construction and renovations.

Here's a look at the school bond proposals from districts across North Texas.

Even with Texas lawmakers’ $8.5 billion budget boost for education, Dallas ISD is still operating at a budget deficit, trustee Ben Mackey told a forum Thursday. He said the district has the reserves to manage it well — but that may not last.

More than $4.5 billion in school bond proposals from North Texas districts were on the May 3 ballot. Nearly half came from Celina ISD alone.

More than $4.5 billion in school bond proposals across several North Texas districts are on the ballot May 3. The biggest, from Celina ISD, exceeds $2 billion.