November 2021 Election - Tarrant County Democratic Party

Tarrant County Election - November 2, 2021

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TCDP provides this information for educational purposes. TCDP does not endorse any candidates or bond measures listed.

Statewide Constitutional Amendments

There are 8 constitutional amendments on the ballot. The League of Women Voters has a detailed non-partisan explainer and more at lwvtexas.org.

This is our handy guide with recommendations based off the Tarrant County Democratic Caucus.

Bond Elections

What is a bond?

A bond election asks voters to approve or deny proposed spending within a county, city, or school district or other government entities to finance specific projects, such as infrastructure and schools, and may impose a tax to pay the principal and interest on bonds. Read more about bonds here.

Tarrant County Bonds

Proposition A – A proposed bond of $400,000,000 to construct, renovate/rehabilitate, and maintain streets, roads, highways, and bridges owned by cities, the county, and the state. Imposes a tax to pay the principal and interest on bonds.

Proposition B – A proposed bond of $116,000,000 to construct, improve and equip an office building for the Criminal District Attorney in order to create spaces for prosecuting and other non-judicial county activities and facilities. Imposes a tax to pay the principal and interest on bonds.

Read more about the Tarrant County bonds here.

Fort Worth ISD Bonds

Proposition A – To provide $1,211,000,000 for the construction, renovation, acquisition, and equipment of school buildings in the District. This includes upgrades to middle schools as well as the construction of a new elementary school.

Proposition B – Allocates $98,300,000 for the construction, acquisition and equipment of existing Fine Arts facilities. This includes upgrades to auditoriums.

Proposition C – To provide $104,900,000 for the construction, acquisition and equipment of stadiums in the District.

Proposition D – To provide $76,200,000 for the construction, renovation and equipment of recreational facilities in the District. This includes the replacement of turf at existing athletic stadiums.

Read more about the Fort Worth ISD bonds here.

Azle ISD

Proposition A – A proposed bond of $24,084,000 to expand cafeteria serving and eating areas, bathroom upgrades, and expansion/renovation of science labs and the Career and Technical Education Dept.

Proposition B – A proposed bond of “$25,806,000 to expand and renovate the high school’s fine arts facilities, renovate women’s and men’s locker facilities to provide student-athletes with adequate shower, restroom and changing areas and expand and better equip the athletic trainers’ room.”

White Settlement ISD

Proposition A- 2 cent increase to WSISD’s Interest and Sinking budget that funds a $115 million bond package that addresses enrollment growth by increasing capacity at ALL elementary schools and includes improvements at all schools and facilities in the district

Proposition B – A proposed 2 cent increase to the district’s Maintenance and Operations budget to expand Counseling and Mental Health Support Services in order to fund additional counselors and social workers and implement Counseling and Wellness curriculum in all schools, as well a proposed increase in teacher salaries to recruit and retain educators.

**Citizens 65 and over who have applied for and received the over 65 Exemption will have NO INCREASE in their taxes as a result of this bond.

Read more about White Settlement ISD bonds here. Read more about Prop B here.

City of Keller Bond

Proposition A relates to whether the City of Keller Crime Control and Prevention District would be continued for fifteen years and the crime control and prevention district sales tax would be continued for fifteen years.

Read more about the City of Keller bond here.

City of Southlake Bond

Proposition A – A proposed bond of $50 million to design, construct, renovate and improved city parks.

Read more about the City of Southlake bond here.

City and School Board Elections

City of Benbrook

City Council

Mayor, Place 1
- Renée Franklin
- Jason Ward
Member of Council, Place 3
- Larry Marshall
- Katherine Gardner
Member of Council, Place 5
- Alfredo Valverde
- Gary Addison
Member of Council, Place 7
- Kieth Tiner

Benbrook Water Authority Candidates – to fill three 4-year term Director positions.

Learn more about BWA’s Board positions here.

Carroll ISD

Purpose of electing Trustee to fill Place 7 for a term ending May 2022.
- Stephanie Williams
- Andrew A. Yeager

Trophy Club City Council

Place 2:

Place 5:

City of Watauga

Voting in the Special Election for the purpose of submitting a proposition to the voters of the City of Watauga, Texas, to allow the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption only.

City of White Settlement City Council

Place 4: