Kris Neal, an employee with the county clerk's office, passes out pencils Tuesday morning as judges tabulate ballots for a recount associated with a Houston School District bond issue. Left to right: Kris Neal, Chief Deputy County Clerk; Bonnie Skelton, Phyllis Caton, Betty Sue Crow and Jackie Keaton.

A recount of the ballots for a $3.5 million Houston School District bond issue that narrowly was defeated showed the same result Tuesday morning: It failed.


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