Aransas Pass ISD tax proposal aims to boost school funding without raising taxes

Aransas Pass ISD tax proposal aims to boost school funding without raising taxes

For the first time, Aransas Pass Independent School District is asking taxpayers to participate in an upcoming voter approval tax rate election that officials said could mean more opportunities for students and teachers without increasing the overall tax burden.The district is proposing a 3-cent increase to the maintenance and operations tax rate, which Superintendent Wayne Bennett said would generate $360,000 for campus budgets."This gives you …