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Commissioners adopt preliminary budget baseline; fourth revenue estimate adds about $2.09 million in resources
Summary
The court approved a preliminary budget baseline for FY2026 and reviewed the auditor's fourth revenue estimate, which raised general‑fund available resources by about $2.09 million. Staff presented recommended technical changes that leave the county with roughly $1.65 million available for markup: $881,000 ongoing and $767,000 one‑time.
The Travis County Commissioners Court on Sept. 3 approved the preliminary fiscal year 2026 budget to establish a baseline for budget markup. County Budget staff said a fourth revenue estimate from the county auditor increased general fund available resources by about $2,091,723 compared with the third estimate used to build the preliminary budget.
Alex Braden, assistant budget director, told the court the fourth estimate put total general‑fund available resources at approximately $1,558,075,557. Of the $2.09 million increase, staff…
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