May 2025 Bond Election Report

This report examines the May 2025 bond elections and offers recommendations to improve debt transparency and accountability.

Key points:

• In May 2025, Texas voters considered 332 total bonds. Of those, 231 measures were approved.
• Total repayment for every bond measure proposed was $44.2 billion.
• Total repayment for every bond measure passed was $29.6 billion.
• The passage rate for bond propositions for the May 2025 cycle was 69.6%.