At the Jan. 14, 2026 Harlandale ISD work session, assistant superintendent for business and finance mister Flores presented the quarterly investment and budget reports for the period ending Dec. 31, 2025 and summarized fund-level activity and next steps.

Mister Flores said "The general fund had an increase of $9,295,000 during the fourth quarter, mainly attributed to tax collections and investment revenue collected," and described decreases in the General Facilities Bond 2022 of about $6,600,000 due to ongoing construction payments. He also reported changes in the Facility Assessment Fund (a net decrease of $554,000), a settlement fund decrease of $34,869, and said the Stadium Fund showed a balance of $21,551. On the debt service side, he reported an increase of $9,160,000 for the quarter and stated the district received state aid (reported in the transcript as an amount of 7,589,274) and tax collections.

On the budget report, mister Flores told trustees the enclosed general fund report lists total budget figures and said the district showed a budget deficit of $11,261,695 through Dec. 31, 2025. He said the district had spent 43% of its available budget through the first semester and that administration will present a budget amendment in February 2026 to align the latest ADA to the budget. "We are on pace to come under the projected deficit," he added, describing the timing of tax collections and reimbursements as factors that shift the quarter-to-quarter picture.

Mister Flores also reported that the child nutrition fund has recorded revenues of $2,740,840 and that claims for reimbursement are being submitted to the Texas Department of Agriculture. He directed trustees to relevant pages in the board book for full listings of collections and expenses and said staff will provide five-year projections to assist board oversight of longer-term fiscal trends.

Trustees asked follow-up questions about the reported deficit, the timing of tax collections, and requested the missing pages referenced in the presentation; staff agreed to provide the pages and the five-year projection at the next report. No budget amendment was voted at the work session; staff said a formal amendment will be brought in February.