Alba-Golden ISD proposes $20.6M bond for new CTE facility, gymnasium

ALBA, Texas (KETK) – The Alba-Golden ISD Board of Trustees is asking voters to pass a $20.6 million bond proposal that would fund a new Career and Technology Education Center and a new district gymnasium.

According to the district, the board proposed the bond election after a group of students, staff, parents, alumni and community members formed the Panther Legacy Vision Team to analyze the needs and long-term priorities of the district.

The district’s bond website says the two bond projects will include the following facilities:

Career & Technology Education (CTE) Facility
Agricultural Mechanics & Metal Tech workshop (3,500 SF)
Construction Tech workshop (3,500 SF)
Two large Ag Tech classrooms (960 SF each)
Four regular CTE classrooms (750 SF each)
Covered work area (2,250 SF)
Tool & materials storage and paint booth
Instructor workroom & restrooms
District Gymnasium
Regulation-sized court with two practice cross-courts
Boys locker rooms – Varsity/JV (or visitor)
Girls locker rooms – Varsity/JV (or visitor)
Coaches office & locker room (boys & girls)
Laundry, training room, and storage
Expanded foyer, concessions, and restrooms

The Texas Association of School Boards did a facility assessment at the district’s current CTE and gym facilities in 1977 and found them to be in poor condition, using mechanical systems past their useful life and limiting school programs.

“The proposed new CTE and District Gymnasium facilities seek to address capacity limitations, safety deficiencies, supervision limitations, accessibility compliance, workforce pathway expansion, scheduling conflicts, and building system life-cycle,” the district said. “The proposed new facilities are larger, as well as programmatically designed, and will have a capacity appropriate for modern instructional programs and student use.”

If Alba-Golden ISD’s bond passes in the May 2 election, the average property tax rate will go up by $28.42 per month. To learn more about the proposal, visit the Alba-Golden ISD 2026 Bond website online.