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Leander ISD adopts 2025–26 budget with $20.2 million deficit; officials cite lost state hold‑harmless funding
Summary
The Leander ISD board approved the 2025–26 general, child‑nutrition and debt‑service budgets, projecting a $20.2 million operating shortfall and citing changes in state legislation that cost the district roughly $10 million in expected funding.
The Leander ISD board of trustees adopted the district’s fiscal 2025–26 budgets for the general fund, child‑nutrition fund and debt‑service fund and set required program reserves after a budget presentation and public hearing.
The board adopted a proposed general‑fund budget that shows $460,647,784 in revenues and $481,230,162 in expenditures and transfers, producing a $20,232,378 deficit in 2025–26. In his presentation, district finance staff said the deficit reflects both rising costs and an unexpected loss of state “hold‑harmless” funding tied to House Bill 2.
“We feel we’ve come with a budget that best represents our priorities based on the funding that’s available,” said a district presenter during…
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