Dew ISD’s Board of Trustees vote to call a $2-million bond election for the Nov. 4, 2025, ballot.
If approved, the bond proposal will address school maintenance and equipment. The district compiled a 10-year projection of the maintenance needs, and this is how they estimated the $2-million bond amount.
In 2009, the district passed the same type of bond for $3-million, and it lasted for 10 years.
“We will use this to repair/replace HVAC, refrigeration, kitchen equipment, school bus, suburban, painting, law mowers, and furniture, as example,” explained School Board President, David Fowler. “We only spend the bond money when we need to spend it, and only for those type of qualifying items.”
If voters approve the bond, 100% of Interest and Sinking (I&S) taxes from the passage of a bond stay with the district and are not subject to recapture (being sent back to the state). Mobile Homes and Homesteads will pay approximately 3% of this bond while the Utilities, Commercial and Industrial, and Oil & Gas will pay over 70% of the taxes. Farm and Ranch Improvements and Other Land will account for approximately 25% of these taxes.
There will be no tax increase on 65 and older homesteads or disabled exemptions over the voter’s tax freeze level. (For questions on how to apply for an exemption, contact Freestone CAD at 903-389-5510 or find information online at freestonecad.org)
For more information on this bond and to see a more detailed list of improvements intended over the 10-year plan, visit https://www.dewisd.net/page/bond-2025.
To use the Property Tax Impact Calculator, visit https://www.dewisd.net/page/bond-2025-calculator.
Early voting begins Monday, October 20, and ends Friday, October 31. Election Day is Tuesday, November 4, 2025. Click here for Early Voting dates, times, and locations.
