FBISD Administration Proposes 3.5-cent Property Tax Increase
July 13th, 2009 | by Bob Dunn, FortBendNow

Property taxes could go up for residents within Fort Bend Independent School District, as the district administration is recommending a 3.5-cent hike in its tax rate for 2009.

The FBISD administration is proposing a maintenance and operations tax rate of $1.04 per hundred dollars in property valuation - the same rate the district currently levies. However, the administration is proposing increasing the debt service tax rate to 26.5 cents per hundred - a 3.5-cent increase over the current 23-cent rate.

Another rally for Marshall academy

Zen Zheng, Houston Chronicle

Two months after a gathering to highlight community opposition to FBISD's proposal to relocate Marshall High School's Electronic Engineering Academy to Elkins High, academy supporters are staging a second demonstration in a week to urge the school district to address their concerns.