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Emergency Services District 2 adopts larger FY2026 budget to add stations, ambulances and personnel
Summary
ESD No. 2's board approved a FY2026 budget of $22.5 million (presented to the county at commissioners court) that funds additional full‑time firefighters, new fire trucks, capital projects including a new Socorro station and a plan to activate an ESD ambulance; county approved the budget.
Emergency Services District No. 2 presented a $22.5 million FY2026 budget to the commissioners court on Aug. 18 and the court approved the district's board‑adopted budget and tax rate.
Chiefs and district administrators told the court the budget represents a nearly 59% increase over the prior year driven primarily by capital projects (including a new Socorro station), the purchase of two fire trucks, and planned personnel increases. The district said it plans to add six paid full‑time…
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