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La Porte ISD adopts proposed fiscal 2026 budget, cites uncertainty from House Bill 2
Summary
The La Porte ISD board on June 10 adopted the district's fiscal 2026 budget for the general, debt service and food-service funds and a compensation plan, while noting major funding uncertainty from recent state legislation and continued high recapture payments to the state.
La Porte Independent School District's Board of Trustees on Tuesday unanimously adopted the district's fiscal year 2026 budget for the general fund, debt service fund and food-service fund and approved a compensation plan, while officials warned that state legislation enacted in early June will change the district's final finances.
The board adopted a proposed maintenance-and-operations (M&O) tax rate of 0.8023, a debt-service rate of 0.6219 and a total proposed rate of 1.0642 per $100 of taxable value, the district's chief financial officer said during a public hearing on the budget. The board voted 7-0 to approve the budget after the hearing and a motion from Trustee Sharpie.
CFO Mistie McDowell told trustees the budget presented on June 10 is based on current law and that La Porte ISD will amend the budget later once the Texas Education Agency publishes House Bill 2's…
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