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Heads up, taxpayers and parents: We’ve audited the upcoming BISHOP CISD agenda. There are 4 items targeting parental consent and taxpayer funds that need your immediate attention before the gavel falls.
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Setting the 2026-2027 Property Tax Rate
The board is voting to set the two components of your property tax rate (Maintenance & Operations and Interest & Sinking). This is the most important vote of the year for your wallet. The agenda does not disclose the proposed rate or how it compares to the ‘no-new-revenue’ rate, which is the rate that would bring in the same amount of money as last year. Taxpayers should be wary of claims of a ‘tax cut’ if rising property values mean their actual bill will increase.
Response
DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the Bishop CISD board. Ask them to publish the proposed tax rate and a comparison to the no-new-revenue rate *before* the vote. Urge them to adopt the no-new-revenue rate to protect homeowners from rising appraisals.
💰 Impact: Potential property tax increase above the no-new-revenue rate.
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| ⚠️ Warning (LEVEL 7) |
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Adopting Policy Recommendations from Lobby Group
The board is considering ‘TASB Update 127,’ a pre-packaged set of policy recommendations from the Texas Association of School Boards. TASB is a taxpayer-funded lobbying group that often opposes property tax relief and parental rights initiatives at the state capitol. Adopting these updates without line-by-line public review can embed policies into the district that don’t reflect local values.
Response
DEMAND LOCAL CONTROL: Contact the Bishop CISD board. Ask them to reject the TASB policy bundle and instead consider each policy change individually, in the open, with public input. Taxpayer-funded lobbying groups should not write local school policy.
💰 Impact: District policies influenced by an external lobby group using taxpayer dollars.
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Pay Raises for Administrators
While preparing to set the new property tax rate for homeowners, the board is also considering giving pay raises to district administrators. The agenda provides no details on the size of these raises, which positions are eligible, or the total cost to taxpayers. This vote should not happen before the board is transparent about the new tax burden on the community.
Response
FIRST TAXPAYERS, THEN STAFF: Contact the Bishop CISD board. Demand they disclose the full cost of the proposed administrative pay raises and vote on the taxpayer’s bill (the tax rate) *before* approving raises for administrators.
💰 Impact: Undisclosed cost of salary increases for administrators, potentially funded by higher property taxes.
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New Partnership with ‘Education to Employment Partners’
The district is considering a Memorandum of Understanding with an outside group called ‘Education to Employment Partners (E2E)’ for a postsecondary advising program. The agenda provides no details on this organization, whether there is a cost to the district, what student data will be shared, and who owns that data.
Response
DEMAND THE DETAILS: Contact the Bishop CISD board. Ask them to publish the full Memorandum of Understanding with E2E before the vote. Taxpayers need to know: What is the cost? What student data will be shared? And can parents opt their children out?
💰 Impact: Potential program costs and the risk of student data being shared with a third party.
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