TJC to Hold Bond Election for New Building

TYLER — The TJC Board of Trustees Thursday approved a bond election that would expand the western edge of the main campus. The proposal calls for construction of a new $50 million nursing and health sciences building. Voters in the TJC tax district will decide on May 12 whether to pay for a $25 million bond package. The bond will be matched with $12.5 million in private donations and $12.5 million in student user fees. Students majoring in nursing and health fields began paying additional fees in the fall of 2011. This is the first TJC bond election since funds for the construction of Vaughn Library were approved in 1966.