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Bastrop ISD Officials Warn Funding Uncertainty from State Legislation Could Affect 2025–26 Budget
Summary
CFO Mike White told the board that pending state bills and timing on comptroller values leave the district uncertain about next year’s revenue, noting SHARS reimbursement declines and a demographer projection of 370 new students; district staff will present budget scenarios in April.
Bastrop ISD’s chief financial officer, Mike White, told trustees that uncertainty in state-level school finance bills and timing of updated property values are making it difficult to finalize the district’s 2025–26 budget.
White summarized differences between competing proposals — including references to House Bill 3 (education savings account elements) and House Bill 2 (a proposed $220 increase in the basic allotment) — and said the…
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