Fort Worth voters approve $845 million bond package for roads, parks and housing
Fort Worth’s most civically engaged gave their seal of approval May 2 to the city’s request to borrow $845 million for roads, parks, affordable housing, and a new animal shelter.
Roughly 4% of registered voters cast ballots, according to unofficial results from Tarrant County.
“Fort Worth residents have the final say in any city bond and charter election, and I am grateful to those who turned out to vote in this one,” Mayor Mattie Parker said in a post on Instagram.
She said the bond will allow the city to make improvements while providing a higher quality of life to residents.
This largest bond package in the city’s history comes four years after the previous record holder when voters approved a $560 million bond package in 2022.
In the 2026 package, Proposition A, which mainly covers road improvements, is $511 million. Voters approved of the measure 59.9% to 40.1%, according to unofficial results from Tarrant County.
Voters also, by a similarly wide margin, approved of Proposition D, which seeks to set aside $10 million to increase the city’s supply of affordable housing. This is the first time in Fort Worth’s history it’s had an affordable housing bond.
While city officials have acknowledged the $10 million figure is a drop in the bucket, the city plans to leverage the money with help from private philanthropy and other government funds to support the development of affordable housing.
Proposition B — for parks, recreation and open space — will chip away at the $140 million Gateway by contributing $25 million to the cause. Some of that money will go towards new ball fields, trails and lighting.
Proposition C, for libraries, will allow the city to borrow $14.6 million to fix up the Diamond Hill Library and the Southwest Regional Library.
It will also restore the Seminary South Library to a neighborhood branch after it was cannibalized to house the Fort Worth History Center.
Proposition E will aide in the construction of two new firehouses, and the renovation of the city’s 911 call center.
Proposition F will allow the city to build a brand-new state of the art animal shelter.
This story was originally published May 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM.
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