Voters agreed to fund a new high school and to approve the acquisition of land for future campuses in the explosive-growth district of Royal ISD – but denied new athletic facilities in the November 4 election, according to unofficial results released by Waller County on November 4.

RISD placed three bond propositions on the ballot, two of which passed. Voters approved Proposition A, which allocates $350,632,995.00 in funds for the construction of a new 3,000-student high school, by a margin of 55.30% (621 votes) to 44.70% (502 votes). Voters also passed Proposition C, authorizing $6 million in funds for the purchase of land for future campuses by 52.55% (588 votes) to 47.45% (531 votes). Proposition B, which would have renovated the aging Falcon Stadium at a cost or $9,540,000.00, failed by 14 votes (544 or 49.38 % in favor versus 568 votes or 50.62% against).

“As enrollment continues to grow across the district, these projects will help ensure that Royal ISD students have the space, resources and modern learning environments needed to succeed for years to come,” said RISD Superintendent Megan Pape on the district's Facebook page. “Royal ISD thanks the community for their continued engagement and support of students and schools.”

“I extend a heartfelt thank you on behalf of the Vote for Royal to Soar PAC,” said PAC President Mireya Martinez on Facebook. “You have made it so that it will be so, with a new high school (including a new Ag Barn for those kids who don’t have land at home to raise their projects and you have voted to allocate money for land purchases for future needs. I am grateful for all who took the time to vote.”

The November 4 ballot in Waller County also contained Waller County Assistance District Proposition A, which would have created a new county assistance district, a funding mechanism beyond property taxes to support public services and improvements permitted under Texas Law. The CAD would have funded projects such as road work, law enforcement and detention services, libraries and parks and public health and welfares services such as firefighting. The measure failed with only 28.38% or 684 votes in favor and 71.62% or 1,726 votes against it.

The Brookshire-Katy Drainage District, which services over 70 miles of waterways in the Katy and Brookshire area, placed three propositions on the ballot, all of which failed by wide margins of more than two-thirds. Proposition A would have allowed the issuance $100,000,000.00 in bonds for improvement to drainage facilities, while Proposition B would have allowed the refunding of $100,000,000.00 in bonds issued for drainage facilities. Proposition C would have imposed an operations and maintenance tax not to exceed $0.15 per $100.00 valuation of taxable property.