Pflugerville - Hutto Edition | January 2026

Education

BY BRITTNEY ANDERSON & BROOKE SJOBERG

Pugerville ISD moves trustee elections to November Pugerville ISD trustee elections will shift from being held in May to November, following a resolution adopted

“I just feel personally that as a trustee, as a volunteer role, we shouldn’t be costing our district extra dollars and we

in a 5-2 vote by the board during its Dec. 11 meeting. Trustees Renae Mitchell and Claudia Yañez were the dissenting votes. The gist Places 6 and 7, currently held by trustees Jean Mayer and Chevonne Lorigo-Johst, are the only seats up for election next year and will be the rst under the new election cycle. Mitchell suggested suspending the vote, saying the resolution gives the current board ve additional months in oce and could have potential new trustees starting in the midst of a school year. “I want us to be very intentional about this and to think this through a little bit more than what we have,” Mitchell said. Trustee Alex Okafor, who is part of the policy com- mittee, said the process behind changing the policy was rooted in saving the district money by moving to a

need to make that sacrice in order to create a better experience for our students.” ALEX OKAFOR, PFLUGERVILLE ISD BOARD TRUSTEE

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November election cycle and boosting voter turnout. District ocials said PfISD could have saved approxi- mately $130,000 if elections were held in November for the past two years. Looking ahead With places 6 and 7 up for election next year, the candidate ling date deadline will now shift to August.

CTE center breaks ground in Pugerville Pugerville ISD ocials broke ground Nov. 18 on the district’s future central career and technical education facility near Killingsworth Lane. The details The $76 million facility will provide a variety of opportunities for students to earn industry certications and plan for higher education, district ocials said. The center will oer programming across a variety of industries, such as health science, automotive technology, culinary arts, information technology and engi- neering. The CTE Center is expected to open in fall 2027, according to the district.

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Hutto ISD’s second transportation center is planned to open by the end of 2026, a new update from the

school district shows. What you need to know

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The new facility will be located along Chris Kelley Boulevard, south of the railroad tracks crossing much of the district, to help ease trac, decrease fuel costs and shorten trips. It will house some of the district’s bus eet and reduce the need for some buses to travel to and from the existing transportation facility located on FM 1660.

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