Waco ISD projects multimillion-dollar shortfall; legislative changes complicate next budget

May 16, 2025

Chief financial staff told the board Waco ISD is projecting a multi-million-dollar deficit for the current year and faces uncertainty in next year's revenues as the Texas Legislature debates property tax and school funding changes, teacher pay proposals and new special-education funding models.

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Waco Independent School District finance staff told the Board of Trustees on May 20 that the district is projecting a multimillion-dollar shortfall and that legislative proposals in Austin make next year's budget uncertain.

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