Did voters approve or deny $290 million LISD bond? Early returns show favorable results
With 7,149 ballots counted so far, 66.5% have been cast in favor of Proposition A, with 33.5% against, according to early but unofficial results from the Lubbock County Elections Office.
Dig Deeper: What is the 2025 Lubbock ISD bond on the May election ballot? Here's what you need to know
The 2025 LISD bond is a $290 bond request that would help fund four key initiatives with in the school district —
Efficiency: $151 million.
Capital Renewal and infrastructure: $75 million.
Academic programming: $47 million.
Safety and security:.
It is also through the bond measure that the district would construct three new elementary schools for those campuses that are being consolidated — Bean-Hodges, McWhorter-Wolffarth and Williams-Stewart elementaries.
Mateo Rosiles is the Government & Public Policy reporter for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Got a news tip for him? Email him: mrosiles@lubbockonline.com.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: May 2025 Election Day, early voting results for Lubbock ISD bond measure
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