The Katy ISD Board of Trustees passed an order this August calling for a public election of a bond developed and approved by a community panel in July. The $700 million bond includes funds for six new schools, renovations at all campuses and a new stadium.

Residents in Katy ISD voted to reject a $99 million bond proposal that would fund a new football stadium and activities complex, an Agricultural Sciences Center and a STEM research and building center. Controversy...