Fort Worth
$845MPropositionsOfficial Bond Page
| Prop | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| A | $511.5M | Streets & Mobility — Reconstruction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of Fort Worth streets, bridges, and transportation infrastructure. Continues the city's established streets bond program. |
| B | $185.1M | Parks & Open Space — Improvements to parks, trails, and recreation facilities citywide. Includes new amenities and deferred maintenance across the parks system. |
| C | $14.6M | Public Libraries — Library facility improvements, technology upgrades, and branch enhancements. Supports the library system serving Fort Worth's growing population. |
| D | $10.0M | Affordable Housing — Fort Worth's first-ever voter-approved affordable housing bond. Funds housing production, preservation, and land acquisition — a historic step for Texas's largest city without a prior housing bond. |
| E | $63.9M | Police, Fire & Emergency Communications — Fire stations, police facilities, and public safety infrastructure improvements. Addresses aging facilities and capacity needs across the city. |
| F | $59.9M | Animal Care — Animal Care and Adoption Center improvements and expanded capacity. Addresses facility conditions at the city's animal services campus. |
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Accountability Questions for This Jurisdiction
- Has the city committed to: Independent citizen oversight committee with quarterly public reporting?
- Has the city committed to: Prop D housing funds tracked separately with annual impact metrics?
- Has the city committed to: Geographic equity analysis published for all proposition spending?
Charter Amendment Propositions
Fort Worth voters will also decide on 9 charter amendments that update city governance procedures. Each is described below.
Proposition G – Mayor and Council Pay
Fort Worth council members currently earn $25,000/year; the mayor earns $29,000/year. This amendment would raise council pay to $50,000 and mayor pay to $60,000, effective October 1, 2026 if approved.
Proposition H – Department Director Removal Hearings
Current charter language gives department directors the right to demand a City Council hearing before they are removed. This amendment would eliminate that right, making department director positions fully at-will.
Proposition I – Council-Appointed Officials' Hearing Rights
This adjusts hearing rights for the four council-appointed officials — city manager, city attorney, city secretary, and city auditor — when they face removal or discipline.
Proposition J – Budget Adoption Timing
Currently the city must hold a public budget hearing and then adopt the budget at a separate, later meeting. This amendment would allow the council to adopt the budget at the same meeting as the hearing.
Proposition K – Public Utility Annual Reports
This removes a charter requirement that public utilities submit annual reports directly to the city, on the basis that the same information is now accessible through online and state-level sources.
Proposition L – Street-Use Privileges
"Street-use privileges" refers to temporary or longer-term permission to use city streets or right-of-way for things like utility work, sidewalk cafés, street festivals, construction closures, or other uses beyond normal traffic. This amendment would allow some of these approvals to be handled administratively by city staff — without a separate council ordinance — when an application meets existing city code.
Proposition M – Department Creation and Reorganization
This would give the city manager broader authority to create, abolish, and reorganize city departments without requiring separate ordinances from the City Council, except where the charter explicitly reserves council action.
Proposition N – Special Election Timelines
This cleans up charter language so the timelines for holding special elections to fill council vacancies align with current state election law.
Proposition O – Payment Documentation Requirements
This modernizes the charter's payment rules so that claims for city payment must be backed by appropriate documentation — even if that paperwork is not technically a traditional "purchase order" — updating outdated language while preserving the documentation requirement itself.
Between Now and the BallotCounty Elections
Must be registered to vote in the May 2 election. Check your status at votetexas.gov.
Early voting opens across Dallas, Tarrant, and Ellis Counties. Runs through April 28. All four bond elections on the same ballot.
Last day to vote early in all four jurisdictions.
"Strengthening Fort Worth's Future: An Inside Look at the 2026 Bond Program" hosted by the Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth. Educational session on all six bond propositions.
Dallas ISD (4 props), Fort Worth (6 props + 9 charter), Grand Prairie (3 props), and Arlington ISD (3 props) all on the ballot.