BISD Breaks Ground on Fine Arts Building @ Pace

Brownsville ISD will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Band and Choir Hall at Pace ECHS on Thursday, September 1 at 10 am at the rear of the Pace campus. The Pace facility is the next Tax Ratification Election (TRE) Priority Project. The TRE was passed on October 6, 2015 with 84% local voter approval. The TRE restructuring brings an additional $5 to $6 million net per school year in state funding to be used for one-time expenditures to improve, repair, and expand district facilities without impacting the total tax rate. The TRE funded the installation of an artificial turf soccer field at Lopez ECHS. Porter ECHS will also receive a new artificial turf soccer field this school year thanks to TRE funding.