The Houston Independent School District could raise property taxes to pay for millions of dollars in storm repairs, and the board is scheduled to vote on Wednesday.

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HISD officials say the district needs funds to help recoup nearly $9.5 million in damage caused by Hurricane Beryl and to address other storm-related repairs. The district’s total repair tab has exceeded $15 million, officials said.

The board is considering raising the tax rate from about 85 cents to nearly 88 cents per $100 of taxable value — a roughly 3 percent increase. HISD would use a state provision nicknamed “disaster pennies,” which allows school districts to increase the tax rate after a natural disaster without putting the

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