Spring ISD is holding community meetings to explain Proposition A, a tax-rate measure on the Nov. 3 ballot that would raise an estimated $15.5 million for school operations.

The district announced the meeting series on Sept. 11, saying residents can attend in person or online to hear a presentation and ask questions. The announcement appeared in both English and Spanish. Specific meeting dates, times and Zoom links are posted at springisd.org/page/propa-2026, and additional details about the measure are available at propa.springisd.org.

Proposition A is a Voter Approval Tax Rate Election, or VATRE. If approved, it would raise the district's Maintenance & Operations (M&O) tax rate by 2 cents, from $1.1369 to $1.1569 per $100 of property value. For a homeowner with a homestead exemption on a $250,000 home, the increase would be about $55 per year, or less than $5 per month.

Homeowners age 65 or older, or those with a disability homestead exemption, are generally protected by a tax ceiling. Proposition A would not push their school taxes above that ceiling.

The Spring ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Aug. 19 to place the measure on the ballot. The district said the 2-cent increase would generate about $5.6 million in additional local revenue and unlock roughly $9.9 million in state funding.

That money would go toward day-to-day operations: teacher and staff pay, student programs, transportation and utilities. It would not fund construction or the district's bond program.

Board Trustee Winford Adams Jr. flagged that distinction at the Aug. 19 meeting. "We had just done a bond, and people asked why we couldn't use those funds to give raises to employees," Adams said. "Bond funds are specifically for capital projects, while employee raises are part of our regular maintenance and operations."

Spring ISD, which serves about 33,590 students across 41 campuses according to district records, has said it faces financial pressure from declining enrollment, rising costs and state funding that does not fully cover some required expenses. The community meetings are designed to walk residents through the numbers and answer questions before early voting begins.

The voter registration deadline for the November election is Monday, Oct. 5. Early voting runs Oct. 19 through Oct. 30. Polls on Election Day, Nov. 3, open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.