$144 million bond package passes in College Station, Texas

From The Bryan-College Station Eagle: voters Saturday in the College Station (Texas) district have passed a $144 million bond package to pay for two new schools in the rapidly growing district. The package includes funds for a second high school, an eighth elementary school, a transportation center and other projects. The district estimates that it will continue growing at 3.5 percent per year and level off at 25,000 students in 25 years. Officials also hope to use about $5.7 million of the bond money to pay for renovations to A&M Consolidated High School and to purchase buses.