Bond elections

School bond supporters received favorable results for the biggest three proposals.

Gaston County voters green-lighted both a $250 million school bond referendum and a quarter-cent sales tax increase to pay back the borrowed money Tuesday night.

The county, which encompasses Houston, can seek voter approval for a flood bond proposal that could exceed $2 billion.

The population of the county north of Dallas is expected to double by 2030.

Most of the more than $6 billion of bond proposals on local ballots passed, but some large issues fell short.

The Texas city's "Trinity River Vision" requires voter approval of $250 million of flood-control bonds.

County commissioners asked Gov. Greg Abbott for permission to schedule an election for a flood-prevention bond proposal on Aug. 25.

New Jersey lawmakers expanded the scope of a bond proposal to add money for school safety.

The $425 million measure is likely to go before San Francisco voters in November.

Californians will weigh $13 billion in state water bond measures this year, split between two elections.

It's another "no" from Battle Ground Public Schools voters as the district, for the third time since 2016, failed Tuesday to pick up enough votes to approve a school facilities bond.

For the second time in 18 months, voters have denied the Beaufort County School District millions of dollars to fund school construction projects.

A recount of ballots cast earlier this month on the Fort Madison School District's $30 million general obligation bond referendum yielded no change in support.

Local districts and governments are requesting a bit more than half of the record $11.7 billion sought last November.

A proposed $425 million San Francisco bond measure to kick-start vital repairs to the city's fragile Embarcadero seawall cleared an important hurdle Monday, pushing it closer to a spot on the November ballot.

Enhanced security at schools has received heightened attention in the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida, school massacre.

Monticello school district residents rejected a $110 million plan to overhaul the district's schools in a referendum on Thursday.

After being reintroduced, Ardmore City Schools' $44 million bond election passed with 70 percent of the vote.

School of the Osage succeeded in getting voter approval for $23 million bond issue that district officials say will impact every grade level and develop a cutting edge preschool program.

The project requires the passage of a $120 million bond proposal that will be decided by voters April 24.