Updated 11:29 p.m.

By a slim margin, the tax rate election, Proposition A, proposed by Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD has failed to pass.

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According to unofficial results from Guadalupe and Bexar counties, SCUCISD's Proposition A has 5,896 votes for a tax rate increase, or 49.76% , with 5,954 votes or 50.24% against the increase.

Matthew Short, who was voted in unopposed to the Place 4 SCUCISD board of trustees position Nov. 4, wrote on his Facebook page that he acknowledged the "difficult reality" that the proposition did not pass.

"This decision will have a significant and lasting impact on our district—on our classrooms, our teachers, and ultimately, our students. It will mean difficult choices ahead and a renewed need for collaboration, creativity and adv

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