San Antonio ISD Proposition B — $492,000,000 school building bonds (Bexar County)

What it does

THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE "The issuance of an amount not to exceed $492,000,000 school building bonds for the construction, renovation, acquisition, and equipment of school buildings in the District, the purchase of the necessary sites for school buildings, the purchase of new school buses and other new vehicles to be used for student transportation and the purchase or retrofitting of vehicles to be used for emergency safety, or security purposes, and the levying and imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements."

A YES vote means

San Antonio ISD could issue up to $492,000,000 in bonds for building, renovating, buying and equipping school buildings and sites, buying new school buses and other student transportation vehicles, and buying or retrofitting vehicles for emergency, safety or security use, repaid with a property tax.

A NO vote means

San Antonio ISD would not be authorized to issue these $492,000,000 in bonds or levy taxes to repay them.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Unclear: our AI read of the official summary isn't confident enough (we require 70%) to place this on the left–right spectrum, so we don't. Read the summary and decide for yourself.

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Only on your ballot if you live in the San Antonio Independent School District.

Background

On August 17, 2026, the San Antonio ISD board voted to put a voter-approval tax rate election (Proposition A) and three bond propositions, about $600 million in total, on the November 3 ballot.

The district says Proposition B's $492 million would fund school modernization, replacement of building systems such as chillers, boilers, plumbing, roofing and windows, safety and security upgrades, and a bus fleet.

According to the district, if all four propositions pass, the average homeowner's taxes would rise by about $1.99 a month in 2026, $3.25 a month in 2027, and $5.76 a month by 2030. Seniors with homestead and over-65 exemptions on file who owned their home as of January 1, 2026 would not be affected.

Put on the ballot by San Antonio ISD Board of Trustees, vote count not stated in district release, August 17, 2026.

From official source.

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Also on Bexar County ballots

• San Antonio ISD Proposition A — Voter-approval tax rate ratification (VATRE)
• San Antonio ISD Proposition C — $102,000,000 technology bonds
• San Antonio ISD Proposition D — $6,000,000 Alamo Stadium and Alamo Convocation Center bonds
• South San Antonio ISD Proposition A — Voter-approval tax rate ratification (VATRE)

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on San Antonio ISD Proposition B mean?

San Antonio ISD could issue up to $492,000,000 in bonds for building, renovating, buying and equipping school buildings and sites, buying new school buses and other student transportation vehicles, and buying or retrofitting vehicles for emergency, safety or security use, repaid with a property tax.

What does a NO vote on San Antonio ISD Proposition B mean?

San Antonio ISD would not be authorized to issue these $492,000,000 in bonds or levy taxes to repay them.

How many votes does San Antonio ISD Proposition B need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on San Antonio ISD Proposition B?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.