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County budget forecast warns of structural gap by 2027 without recurring cuts or new revenue
Summary
Bexar County finance staff presented a long-range forecast showing General Fund expenditures overtaking revenues by 2027 under current assumptions; staff recommended health-plan changes, caps on program changes, and reviewing ARPA-funded programs carried into the General Fund.
Bexar County budget staff told Commissioners Court on May 27 that under current assumptions the county’s General Fund will become structurally imbalanced within the next several years unless officials identify recurring budget savings or new recurring revenues.
Tanya Gaethon, Budget and Finance director, presented a multi-year forecast based on second-quarter estimates and fiscal-year-to-date data. Gaethon said the county began fiscal 2025 with an additional $190.3 million transferred into the General Fund earlier this fiscal year, and that a larger-than-anticipated fiscal 2024 revenue haul—primarily investment earnings and property tax receipts—helped lift the fund balance. Still, the forecast projects expenditures…
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