Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Proposition A — Voter-approval tax rate ratification (VATRE) (Harris County)

What it does

THIS IS A TAX INCREASE Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $1.1569 in Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 23 percent in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the district for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $102,350,532.

A YES vote means

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD's tax rate of $1.1569 for the current year would be ratified, raising maintenance and operations tax revenue by 23 percent, an additional $102,350,532, over last year.

A NO vote means

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD's tax rate of $1.1569 for the current year would not be ratified.

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

Background

According to the district, Proposition A is a voter-approval tax rate election that would raise the maintenance and operations tax rate by $0.12 per $100 of taxable value, generating $83.4 million in local revenue and $20.2 million in state funding, or $103.6 million a year.

The district says the Board placed it on the ballot to address an approximately $1,000-per-student state funding gap compared with surrounding Houston-area districts and to reconcile an operating deficit, after more than $94 million in budget reductions over three fiscal years.

The district says that if all five propositions pass, the net rate change would be +$0.09 per $100 because it projects a $0.03 drop in the debt service rate; if Proposition A fails, it says it would evaluate further cuts that may include class sizes, staffing ratios, non-mandatory programs and compensation.

ABC13 reported the Board called the election 6–1, with trustee Christine Kalmbach opposed.

Put on the ballot by Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Board of Trustees, 6–1 (Kalmbach opposed, as reported by ABC13), August 10, 2026.

From official source.

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• Cy-Fair ISD to hold November bond, voter-approval tax rate election · ABC13, 2026-08-17

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Also on Harris County ballots

• Channelview ISD Proposition A — Voter-approval tax rate ratification (VATRE)
• Channelview ISD Proposition B — $106,825,000 school building bonds
• Channelview ISD Proposition C — $19,080,000 technology bonds
• Channelview ISD Proposition D — $8,815,000 Jennings Athletic Complex bonds
• Channelview ISD Proposition E — $30,420,000 recreational facilities bonds
• Crosby ISD Proposition A — $98,280,000 school facilities bonds
• Crosby ISD Proposition B — $110,000,000 new middle school bonds
• Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Proposition B — $1,299,520,000 school building and bus bonds
• Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Proposition C — $256,075,000 technology bonds
• Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Proposition D — $60,800,000 stadium facilities bonds
• Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Proposition E — $20,125,000 swimming facilities bonds
• Huffman ISD Proposition A — Voter-approval tax rate ratification (VATRE)
• La Porte ISD Proposition A — Voter-approval tax rate ratification (VATRE)
• Spring ISD Proposition A — Voter-approval tax rate ratification (VATRE)

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Proposition A mean?

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD's tax rate of $1.1569 for the current year would be ratified, raising maintenance and operations tax revenue by 23 percent, an additional $102,350,532, over last year.

What does a NO vote on Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Proposition A mean?

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD's tax rate of $1.1569 for the current year would not be ratified.

How many votes does Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Proposition A 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 Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Proposition A?

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.