Austin ISD

Fernando Lucas de Urioste and Lindsey Stringer are vying for an at-large spot on the school board. Whoever wins will join the district as it faces a multimillion-dollar budget deficit and remains under a state order to improve special education services.

Voters in Austin City Council District 7 will choose their next representative at City Hall. Austinites will also decide an at-large AISD school board seat, and voters in Manor will pick their next mayor.

Five members of the Bowie High School Silver Stars are among the local teenagers who will be performing during the iconic parade.

The 9.1 cent tax rate increase will generate $171 million in new revenue for Austin ISD. The district will keep about $41 million of that, while the rest is subject to Texas’ recapture system.

If voters approve Prop A, it will generate $171 million in new revenue for the district. Austin ISD will keep $41 million of that, while the rest will go to the state as a result of the recapture system.

The school boards in Austin ISD and Manor ISD each called tax rate elections for Nov. 5 to help cover the cost of raising staff salaries. Both districts are facing multimillion-dollar budget deficits.

Austin ISD has investigated more than 100 threats since Sept. 1, according to the district police department. For comparison, the district received about 300 threats during the 2023-24 school year.

Ten local districts teamed up for a news conference Friday to discuss how they’re responding to the recent rise in violent threats. School leaders are asking families to help their children understand the impact of making threats. Austin ISD said it received 30 threats last week alone.

Disability Rights Texas filed a federal lawsuit against the school district in 2021 over its failure to conduct special education evaluations within the legally required timeframe. The Austin ISD school board voted to approve the settlement last month.

The school's principal told parents in an email Wednesday that the campus would reopen next week. District officials have said crews are working on repairs after a fire broke out at the school late Monday night.