Tyler ISD presents preliminary 2025-26 budget showing payroll-driven increases and a $191 million plan

Tyler Independent School District officials on Tuesday presented a preliminary 2025-26 budget that projects $191,000,000 in revenues and expenditures and allocates almost all of an $11.34 million net revenue increase to payroll and benefits.

The presentation, led by a district staff member, laid out revenue and expenditure assumptions and stressed that some figures are estimates that depend on finalized property values and pending legislative action. As the presenter summarized: "So there's 4 revenue sources for the budget."

Why it matters: most of the funding increase is already spoken for and is tied to pay and benefits, limiting flexibility for other district priorities. The district also flagged a policy choice headed to voters this fall that would affect local tax collections and state funding calculations.

State funding and local revenue: The district projects total state revenue rising by about $16.1 million, driven by increases such as a new allotment for fixed costs from House Bill 2 and growth in average daily attendance. Local property-tax revenue is projected to decline by about $3.6 million, the presenters said, because voters will consider enlarging homestead…