San Felipe-Del Rio CISD proposes balanced 2025–26 budget, keeps tax rate unchanged and approves bond defeasance resolution

San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District trustees on Monday approved a balanced 2025–26 budget package that keeps the maintenance and operations tax rate at 74.86 cents and authorizes a resolution that could allow the district to defease a portion of its Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2017.

The budget the board approved projects general fund revenues of $112,141,054 and matching expenditures for a net zero balance, a food‑service fund with $8,418,504 in revenues and $8,063,251 in expenditures, and a debt‑service fund budget of $5,163,108 in both revenues and expenditures. "For the 2025 preliminary values that we have received from the appraisal district, our freeze adjusted taxable values are $2,862,373,170," Amy Childress said during the public hearing.

Why it matters: the package funds a multi‑year pay plan and reinstates positions for curriculum and student supports that the district had reduced during earlier budget shortfalls, while preserving the current combined tax burden for property owners.

Key budget details and projections presented to…